High Court of Gujarat

RAVIKUMAR PAPPURAM BERVAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court held that the applicant may withdraw the pending parole application and ordered it to be disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravikumar Pappuram Berva, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave, which was pending before the appropriate authority. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. V.M. Asarsa, subsequently requested permission to withdraw the application. The Court examined whether a pending parole application could be withdrawn at the petitioner's request. Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker granted the permission sought, ordering that the application be treated as withdrawn. The Court further directed the concerned authority to render a decision on the withdrawn application within two weeks.

Issues considered

Whether a pending Special Criminal Application for parole leave may be withdrawn by the applicant.

Subjects

parolewithdrawal of applicationspecial criminal applicationprocedural lawGujarat High Court

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/10568/2026                                                              ORDER DATED: 30/07/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

  R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 10568 of
                            2026

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                                 RAVIKUMAR PAPPURAM BERVA
                                           Versus
                                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR. VISHAL M ASARSA(18032) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                              Date : 30/07/2026

                                                ORAL ORDER

         In view of the fact that the application is pending

before        the       authority,             learned            advocate           Mr.        V.M.         Asarsa

appearing for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw the

present application.


         Permission               as       sought           for      is      granted.            The        present

application stands disposed of as withdrawn with a direction

to the concerned authority to decide the application of the

applicant within two weeks.


                                                                                 (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
PD

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PARUL DUTTA(HCD0073), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 30/07/2026 15:57:38




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