High Court of Gujarat
SURESHBHAI KALUBHAI RATHWAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
- Bench
- NIKHIL S KARIEL
Holding
The bail application was dismissed as infructuous because the accused had already been acquitted.
Summary
The petitioner, Minhaz M. Shaikh, filed a regular bail application after the chargesheet had been filed. The trial had already concluded, and the petitioner was acquitted of all charges. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the bail application was no longer necessary. The court examined whether a bail application could be entertained after an acquittal. Finding the application moot, the court held that there was no ground to grant bail. Consequently, the application was disposed of as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether a regular bail application filed after the filing of a chargesheet is maintainable when the trial has concluded and the accused has been acquitted
Subjects
- regular bail
- post‑charge‑sheet bail
- acquittal
- application dismissed
- mootness
Judgment
R/CR.MA/24962/2025 ORDER DATED: 18/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
CHARGESHEET) NO. 24962 of 2025
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SURESHBHAI KALUBHAI RATHWA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MS MAYURI SAVALIYA FOR MR.MINHAJ M SHAIKH(6847) for the Applicant(s)
No. 1
MR NIRAJ SHARMA ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIKHIL S. KARIEL
Date : 18/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
Learned Advocate Ms. Mayuri Savaliya would submit that the trial
having concluded and the applicant being acquitted the present application
has become infructuous. Considering the same the application stands
disposed of accordingly.
(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 18/02/2026 14:20:04
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