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High Court of Gujarat

BALAKDAS @ MUNNO NAGARDAS NIMBARK THRO VASUBEN NAGARDAS ACHARYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal
PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

Holding

The court granted temporary bail for 7 days subject to a personal bond and reporting conditions.

Summary

The applicant, Balakdas @ Munno Nagardas Nimbark Thro Vasuben Nagardas Acharya, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail for 30 days on the ground of financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court noted that the applicant had been released in June 2025 and had reported back in time, indicating compliance with prior conditions. Considering these facts, the court exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant. The application was allowed in part, granting temporary bail for 7 days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and a condition to appear before the nearest police station. The applicant must surrender to the jail authority at the expiry of the bail period.

Issues considered

  • Whether temporary bail should be granted to the accused on the ground of financial hardship, given his prior compliance with release conditions

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurefinancial hardshipbail conditionsdiscretionGujarat

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/5825/2026                          ORDER DATED: 12/03/2026




     IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD


R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL)
                  NO. 5825 of 2026

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   BALAKDAS @ MUNNO NAGARDAS NIMBARK THRO
            VASUBEN NAGARDAS ACHARYA
                       Versus
              STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MS MAMTA S RAJPUT(13215) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR CHINTAN DAVE, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                          Date : 12/03/2026

                           ORAL ORDER

1.     Present application has been filed by the applicant seeking
temporary bail for 30 days on the ground of financial assistance to
his family.


2.     Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service
of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.


3.     Having heard and considering the averments made in the
application, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein, as
well as considering the jail remarks from which it appears that the


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      R/CR.MA/5825/2026                                                            ORDER DATED: 12/03/2026




applicant was lastly released in the month of June 2025 and
reported back in time, this Court is inclined to exercise discretion
in favour of the present applicant.


4.       The application, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part.
The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary bail for a
period of 7 days from the date of his actual release on his
furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority on usual terms
and conditions, and on a further condition that he shall mark
presence before the nearest police station once during such period,
and with a direction that the applicant shall surrender to the jail
authority on expiry of the temporary bail period forthwith.


4.1      Rule is made absolute accordingly.                                           Direct service is
permitted.


                                                                                         [ P. M. Raval, J. ]
hiren/DB/5tss12326




  Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
  Digitally signed by: HIREN VIRENDRABHAI MER(HC00351), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/03/2026 14:00:25



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