SARTAJSINGH @ SATRAJSINGH RASPALSINGH JAAT- SIKHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The court granted parole leave for seven days, subject to a personal bond and reporting conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, SartaJsingh @ SatraJsingh RaspalSingh Jaat‑Sikh, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave on the ground that he had filed an appeal against his conviction. The State, represented by the Additional Public Prosecutor, waived service of notice. The court examined the petitioner's averments and the jail remarks, and considered the discretion vested in it under parole law. Finding merit in the petition, the court exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. Consequently, the petition was partly allowed, granting the petitioner a seven‑day parole on condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and complying with reporting requirements to the police station.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave on the ground of filing an appeal
- Whether the court may exercise its discretion to grant parole in the circumstances
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/12279/2026(GJHC240634212026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12279 of
2026
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SARTAJSINGH @ SATRAJSINGH RASPALSINGH JAAT- SIKH
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR. MIZAN R PARMAR(20308) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER
Date : 21/08/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole
leave on the ground of filing an appeal.
2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives
service on behalf of the respondent – State.
3. Heard, the learned advocates for the parties.
4. Having heard and considering the averments made in
the petition, 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.
5. The petition, therefore, succeeds and is partly allowed.
The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a
period of seven days from the date of his/her actual release
on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten
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R/SCR.A/12279/2026(GJHC240634212026) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026
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
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police station every 3 and 5 day of the parole leave period.
Rule is made absolute accordingly.
5.1 Direct service is permitted.
(SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
ADITYA SINGH/15
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 21/08/2026 15:55:46
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