High Court of Gujarat

PRATIKBHAI PRAVINBHAI PANVEKAR THROUGH PANVEKAR MANSHI PRATIKBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The High Court held that it cannot entertain the temporary bail applications and disposed of them, directing the applicant to file the application before the trial court.

Summary

The petitioner, Pratikbhai Pravinbhai Panvekar, directly approached the Gujarat High Court seeking temporary bail without first filing an application in the trial court. The court examined whether it had jurisdiction to entertain such an application filed ex parte before the lower court. It observed that procedural rules require the bail application to be presented before the trial court first. Consequently, the High Court disposed of all the pending temporary bail applications. The court granted liberty to the petitioner to file the appropriate bail application before the concerned trial court and directed him to appear there.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can entertain a temporary bail application filed directly before it without a prior application in the trial court

Subjects

temporary bailjurisdictionprocedurehigh courttrial court

Judgment

             R/CR.MA/9070/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 9070 of
                                  2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9072 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9073 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9075 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9077 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9078 of 2026
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             PRATIKBHAI PRAVINBHAI PANVEKAR THRO PANVEKAR MANSI
                                  PRATIKBHAI
                                     Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
     ==========================================================
     Appearance:
     PARTY IN PERSON(5000) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
     KRUTIK PARIKH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
     ==========================================================

        CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                                                         Date : 20/04/2026

                                                            ORAL ORDER


     1.          It transpires that the Applicant has directly approached
     this Court without preferring application before the concerned
     Trial Court.
     2.          In view of the above, captioned applications stand
     disposed of with a liberty that the Applicant shall prefer an
     application for temporary bail before the concerned Trial Court.
     3.          Party in person is present before this Court and is
     informed to approach the Trial Court.

                                                                                                              (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 20/04/2026
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