RANGATSINH JALAMSINH VAGHELAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Holding
The anticipatory bail was cancelled as the accused breached the bail condition and failed to appear before the court.
Summary
The petitioner, Rangatsinh Jalamsinh Vaghela, filed an application under Section 483(3) of the BNSS, 2023 seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Ganpatbhai Dahyabhai Desai in a misappropriation case. The coordinating bench had earlier released Desai on anticipatory bail conditioned on depositing Rs.15 lakh of the misappropriated amount within six months. The petitioner alleged that Desai failed to comply with this condition and repeatedly ignored court notices, prompting a report from the Sessions Judge confirming the breach. The High Court examined the breach of bail conditions and the accused’s non‑appearance. Finding the conditions violated, the Court cancelled the anticipatory bail and directed the investigating officer to arrest the accused.
Issues considered
- Whether the anticipatory bail granted to the accused should be cancelled on account of non‑deposit of the stipulated amount and failure to appear before the court.
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/6409/2025 CAV ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026
Reserved On : 16/01/2026
Pronounced On : 19/01/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CANCELLATION OF BAIL) NO.
6409 of 2025
In
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION/16452/2024
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RANGATSINH JALAMSINH VAGHELA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA(1974) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 19/01/2026
CAV ORDER
1. Rule returnable forthwith. The applicant herein has
preferred the present application under Section 483(3) of
the BNSS, 2023 praying for cancellation of anticipatory
bail which was granted to the respondent no. 2 accused
by the coordinate bench of this court, vide order passed
in Criminal Misc. Application No. 16452 of 2024 on
22.08.2024, and consequently, to quash and set aside the
said order.
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2. Heard learned advocate Mr. Pravin Gondaliya for the
applicant and learned APP Mr. Hardik Soni for the
respondent State. The respondent no.2 accused was
initially served the notice. However, he had not remained
present, and as such, a fresh notice came to be issued by
this Court vide order dated 01.10.2025. However,
thereafter also, he did not remain present before the
court. On the day, when the matter came up for hearing
also, respondent no. 2 accused did not remain present
before the court.
3. At the outset, the respondent no. 2 – Ganpatbhai
Dahyabhai Desai was granted anticipatory bail by the co-
ordinate bench of this court, vide order passed in
Criminal Misc. Application No. 16452 of 2024 on
22.08.2024. The co-ordinate bench in its order had
mentioned that, the applicant therein – respondent no. 2
herein, was ready and willing to deposit Rs. 15 lakhs out
of total misappropriated amount of Rs.29 lakhs, within a
period of six months pursuant to which, the court had
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considered the said submission and had released the
respondent no. 2 herein on anticipatory bail by executing
a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of like
amount, subject to conditions wherein condition no. (g)
reads as below:
“(g) shall :le an undertaking before the
concerned court that at the time of executing
the bond, the applicant shall deposit sum of
Rs.15,00,000/- within a period of 6 months from
the date of receipt of present order.”
4. As submitted by learned advocate Mr. Gondaliya, the
respondent no. 2 herein had not complied with the said
condition, and had thereby committed breach of the
same. A report was sought by this court from the learned
Sessions Judge of Banaskantha at Deesa as to whether
the respondent no. 2 had complied with the said condition
(g) or not, to which, a communication from the learned
Sessions Judge of Banaskantha at Deesa was received by
this court. It is mentioned that, the respondent no. 2
accused had neither deposited the amount of Rs.15 lakhs
nor had given an undertaking as regards the same. The
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learned Sessions Judge had also sought report from the
concerned police station, however, the respondent no. 2
accused had not given any undertaking for payment of
Rs.15 lakhs before the concerned Investigating O>icer
also.
5. Thus, considering the fact that, the FIR in question
which was lodged by the applicant herein against the
respondent no. 2 accused mentioned about the
respondent no. 2 accused having misappropriated the
amount of Rs.29,28,991.73 in the capacity of Secretary of
the Dhanpur Doodh Utpadak Sahkari Mandali Ltd., upon
his own submission and willingness to deposit Rs. 15
lakhs out of the said amount, the co-ordinate bench of
this court had considered his request, and had enlarged
him on anticipatory bail. However, thereafter, as
discussed earlier, the respondent no. 2 accused having
committed breach of the bail condition and also not
having remained present before this court inspite of
notices having been served twice, this appears to be a :t
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case to cancel his anticipatory bail, which was granted by
virtue of order passed in Criminal Misc. Application No.
16452 of 2024 on 22.08.2024.
6. In the event, the present application is allowed. The
anticipatory bail granted to the respondent no. 2 accused
by this court vide order passed in Criminal Misc.
Application No. 16452 of 2024 on 22.08.2024 is hereby
cancelled. Consequently, the Investigating O>icer of
Deesa (Rural) at Banaskantha who had investigated the
o>ence registered vide FIR No.11195019240606, is
directed to arrest the accused in accordance with law.
Rule is made absolute accordingly.
(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 19/01/2026 17:15:16
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