High Court of Gujarat

VINOD DEVJIBHAI PANSULversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE
Bench: ILESH VORAR T VACHHANI

Holding

The Court directed the State Authority to decide the remission application within three months of receipt of the order.

Summary

The petitioner, Vinod Devjibhai Pansul, a convicted prisoner, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking direction for remission of his sentence. The Court considered the State Government's modified remission policy and the need for timely consideration of the applicant's case. It held that the State Authority must decide the remission application in accordance with the applicable policy. The Court directed the State Authority to render its decision within three months of receiving the order. Accordingly, the application was disposed of, and the appellant was instructed to communicate the order to the State Authority for further proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the State Authority should decide the remission application of the convicted petitioner within three months as per the modified remission policy

Subjects

remissioncriminal appealdirection applicationhigh courtGujarat

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/27539/2025                                                               ORDER DATED: 08/01/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR DIRECTION) NO. 27539 of 2025
                                In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL/1101/2003

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                                     VINOD DEVJIBHAI PANSUL
                                              Versus
                                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAVAL APP for the Respondent
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA
        and
        HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI

                                              Date : 08/01/2026

                                ORAL ORDER
                 (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)


          Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the present case,
more particularly, modified policy in respect of remission issued by State
Government and looking to the incarceration of the present applicant –
convict, the State Authority shall decide the case of the present applicant
– convict as per applicable policy within period of 3 months upon receipt
of this order.

          With this observation, present application is disposed of. Learned
APP shall communicate this order to the State Authority for further
proceedings.


                                                                                           (ILESH J. VORA,J)



                                                                                         (R. T. VACHHANI, J)
P.S. JOSHI

 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
 Digitally signed by: PALLAV SUBHASHCHANDRA JOSHI(HC00177), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 08/01/2026 17:02:57


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