GHANCHI ASHARAFBHAI @ ASHLO IBRAHIMBHAI THRO GULASFSHA ASHRAFBHAI GHANCHI D/O RAJABBHAI SHAIKHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE
Holding
A temporary bail application filed after conviction cannot be entertained and must be dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner, Ghanchi Asharafbhai, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail before the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad. The court observed that the petitioner had been convicted by the 5th Additional Sessions Court of Mehsana on 18 December 2025. Under criminal procedure law, a temporary bail application cannot be entertained after a conviction unless specific statutory grounds are shown. The applicant did not demonstrate any such grounds. Accordingly, the court held that the application could not survive and disposed of the temporary bail request.
Issues considered
- Can a temporary bail application be entertained after the applicant has been convicted?
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/3297/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 3297 of
2026
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GHANCHI ASHARAFBHAI @ ASHLO IBRAHIMBHAI THRO GULASFSHA
ASHRAFBHAI GHANCHI D/O RAJABBHAI SHAIKH
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
PARTY IN PERSON(5000) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR.ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 10/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
The Applicant has led this Application for grant of
temporary bail on the ground mentioned in the
application.
The jail remarks indicate that the applicant came to
be convicted on 18.12.2025 by the learned 5th Additional
Sessions Court of Mehsana. Hence, this application will
not survive and the same is accordingly disposed of.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
ANKIT SHAH
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANKIT PRADIPKUMAR SHAH(HC01063), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/02/2026 18:16:38
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