High Court of Gujarat

VACHIKA CHIRAG SHELATversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The High Court may grant permission to withdraw an anticipatory bail application, and it did so in this case.

Summary

Vachika Chirag Shelat filed an anticipatory bail application before the Gujarat High Court. During the proceedings, the applicant, through counsel, sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the application. The learned counsel for the respondent opposed the withdrawal. The Court, after hearing the parties, granted permission to withdraw the application without examining the merits of the bail petition. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can grant permission to withdraw an anticipatory bail application?

Subjects

anticipatory bailwithdrawal of applicationcriminal procedurehigh court orderbail jurisdiction

Judgment

         R/CR.MA/5430/2026                                                                      ORDER DATED: 08/04/2026




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

   R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 5430
                             of 2026

  ==========================================================
                                             VACHIKA CHIRAG SHELAT
                                                     Versus
                                               STATE OF GUJARAT
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR KISHAN R CHAKWAWALA(9846) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR. SHYAM R CHAKWAWALA(17305) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR. KALRAV R PATEL(7041) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  P K NAYAK(7847) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  CHINTAN DAVE APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                                                      Date : 08/04/2026

                                                        ORAL ORDER


  1.         Learned Advocate Mr. Viraj Desai for learned Advocate
  Mr. Kishan R Chakwawala for the Applicant seeks permission to
  withdraw the present application.

  2.         Permission, as sought for, is granted. This Court has not
  gone into the merits of the matter. The present application
  stands disposed of as withdrawn.

                                                                                                           (P. M. RAVAL, J)
  MMP


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHENDRA MOHANBHAI PUROHIT(HCD0074), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 08/04/2026
16:28:19




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