High Court of Gujarat

SONU SANTOSH BEIGAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court exercised its discretion to grant the petitioner parole for seven days subject to bond and reporting conditions.

Summary

The petitioner, Sonu Santosh Beiga, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The Court examined the grounds of the application and the jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. The petition was partly allowed, granting parole for seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and complying with conditions to report to the nearest police station on the 3rd and 5th days. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period. The order was directed to be communicated to the concerned jail authority.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate exercise of discretion by the Court in granting parole leave to the petitioner?

Subjects

parolecriminal procedurediscretionbondreporting conditionsHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/10931/2026                                      ORDER DATED: 05/08/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 10931 of
                           2026

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                             SONU SANTOSH BEIGA
                                    Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR TIRTHRAJ PANDYA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                  Date : 05/08/2026

                                   ORAL ORDER


1.      This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner

seeking       parole      leave      on     the      grounds      stated      in       the

application.



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



3.      Considering        the    application,       more      particularly,           the

ground mentioned therein as well as the jail remarks, this

Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the

present petitioner.



4.      The petition, therefore, succeeds and is partly allowed.

The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a



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                 R/SCR.A/10931/2026                                                ORDER DATED: 05/08/2026




           period of seven days from the date of his/her actual release

           on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten

           Thousand) to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority

           on usual terms and conditions, with a direction that the

           petitioner shall surrender to the jail authority on expiry of

           the parole leave period forthwith with a further condition

           that the applicant shall mark presence before the nearest
           police station every 3rd and 5th day from the date of release.
           Rule is made absolute accordingly.



           4.1      Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

           authority, forthwith.


                                                                                (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
           URIL RANA


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RANA URIL K(HC01406), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 05/08/2026 16:34:36




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