ASHOKBHAI RAVATBHAI KHUMANversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant parole leave for seven days, subject to a personal bond and surrender conditions.
Summary
Ashokbhai Ravatbhai Khuman, a convicted prisoner, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave for agricultural purposes. The State, represented by counsel, waived service of notice. The court examined the applicant's ground and jail remarks and exercised its discretion in his favor. It ordered the petitioner to be released on parole for seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000, subject to usual terms and conditions. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period. The order was communicated to the concerned jail authority.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate exercise of judicial discretion in granting parole leave for agricultural purposes?
- Does the petitioner satisfy the conditions for parole under the applicable procedural rules?
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/12218/2026(GJHC240633082026) ORDER DATED: 20/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12218 of
2026
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ASHOKBHAI RAVATBHAI KHUMAN
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. VINAY VISHEN, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER
Date : 20/08/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner
seeking parole leave on the ground of agricultural purpose.
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
period of 07 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
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R/SCR.A/12218/2026(GJHC240633082026) ORDER DATED: 20/08/2026
petitioner shall surrender to the jail authority on expiry of
the parole leave period forthwith. Rule is made absolute
accordingly.
4.1 Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail
authority, forthwith.
(SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
ADITYA SINGH/67
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ADITYA SINGH(HC02376), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/08/2026 14:11:37
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