High Court of Gujarat

NARESH RAMESHBHAI SANGTANIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The Court granted temporary bail for 10 days subject to a personal bond and reporting conditions.

Summary

The applicant, Naresh Rameshbhai Sangtani, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail for 20 days on the ground that he needed financial assistance for his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The Court examined the applicant's claim, noting that he had been released from jail in April 2025 and had returned in time. Exercising its discretion, the Court decided in favor of the applicant but limited the bail to 10 days. The applicant was ordered to furnish a personal bond of Rs.10,000, report to the nearest police station every alternate day, and surrender to the jail authority at the end of the bail period.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail on the ground of financial assistance to his family

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurebail discretionfinancial hardshipbond

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/7337/2026                          ORDER DATED: 02/04/2026




     IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD


R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL)
                  NO. 7337 of 2026

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            NARESH RAMESHBHAI SANGTANI
                        Versus
              STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR S D MOGHARIYA(11273) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                          Date : 02/04/2026

                           ORAL ORDER

1.     Present application has been filed by the applicant seeking
temporary bail for 20 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
applicant was lastly released in the month of April 2025 and


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       R/CR.MA/7337/2026                                                             ORDER DATED: 02/04/2026




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 10 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 with a further condition that the applicant shall mark
presence before the nearest police station every alternate day
and 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/2tss2426




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 02/04/2026 14:10:28




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