High Court of Gujarat
JAVIDBHAI URFE JAVEDBHAI USMANBHAI PATEL (MUMAN)versusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- NIKHIL S KARIEL
Holding
The application is disposed; the trial court is directed to conclude the trial within six months and liberty is reserved for a fresh application if the trial does not finish within that time.
Summary
Javidbhai Urfe Javedbhai Usmanbhai Patel (Muman) filed a regular bail application after the filing of a chargesheet. He sought a direction that the trial court expedite the trial and, if the trial did not conclude within a reasonable time, to preserve his liberty to approach the High Court again. Advocate Ms. Riyah Z. Sindhi, on behalf of the applicant, chose not to press the application at that stage. The High Court therefore disposed of the application but directed the trial court to complete the trial within six months. The Court also reserved liberty for the applicant to file a fresh application if the trial does not conclude or proceeds only marginally after the six‑month period. No statutory provisions or precedents were cited.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the trial court to expedite a criminal trial after a chargesheet has been filed
- Whether liberty can be reserved for the applicant to file a fresh bail application if the trial is not concluded within a reasonable period
Subjects
- regular bail
- chargesheet
- trial expeditious
- liberty to file fresh application
- criminal procedure
Judgment
R/CR.MA/24418/2025 ORDER DATED: 06/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
CHARGESHEET) NO. 24418 of 2025
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JAVIDBHAI URFE JAVEDBHAI USMANBHAI PATEL (MUMAN)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR. MAHAMMADTOHID M. SINDHI(18283) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS RIYAH Z SINDHI(12457) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS DIVYANGNA JHALA ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the
Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIKHIL S. KARIEL
Date : 06/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
Learned Advocate Ms. Riyah Sindhi on behalf of applicant would not
press the present application at this stage requesting that this Court may
direct the learned Trial Court to expedite the trial and in case the trial does
not conclude within a reasonable period of time, liberty may be reserved in
favour of the present applicant to approach this Court. Having regard to the
request made, the application stands disposed of. Learned Trial Court is
directed to expedite the trial and conclude the trial within a period of 6
months. Liberty is reserved in favour of the applicant to file afresh in case
the trial does not conclude or atleast proceeds substantially after a period of
6 months.
(NIKHIL S. KARIEL,J)
NIRU
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: NIRU ROSHAN SHAH(HC00211), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/02/2026 15:04:53
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