CHANDRAJIT @ DIPAK KALIDAS RATHODversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant parole leave for 21 days with a personal bond, sureties, and specific conditions, and barred any further extensions or reduction of the bond.
Summary
The petitioner, Chandrajit @ Dipak Kalidas Rathod, filed a special criminal application seeking an extension of parole leave. The State of Gujarat opposed the application. The court considered the jail remarks and the grounds presented, and exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant. It granted parole for 21 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.25,000 and two sureties of Rs.25,000 each, with conditions of daily police station reporting, restriction from entering Dholka Police Station area except for reporting, and surrender at the end of the period. The court ordered that no further extensions or reductions in bond amount would be entertained.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant is entitled to an extension of parole leave under the circumstances presented
- Whether the court may impose a personal bond and surety conditions for the parole
- Whether further extensions or reduction of bond can be entertained
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/1382/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 1382 of
2026
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CHANDRAJIT @ DIPAK KALIDAS RATHOD
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR DINESHKUMAR J PRAJAPATI(9979) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 10/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is led by the applicant for
enlarging him on Parole Leave on the ground mentioned in
the application.
2. Heard learned Advocate for the Applicants and learned APP
appearing on behalf of the Respondent – State.
3. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of
Rule on behalf of the respondent-State.
4. Having considering the jail remarks and ground mentioned
in the Application, this Court is inclined to exercise
discretion in favour of the applicant.
5. The application is partly allowed. The Applicant is ordered
to be released on Parole Leave for a period of 21 days from
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R/SCR.A/1382/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
the date of actual release, upon furnishing a personal bond
of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with
two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the
jail authority, and on a condition that the Applicant shall
mark his daily presence before the concerned police station
and on the condition that the applicant shall not enter
within the geographical limits of Dholka Police Station,
District Ahmedabad except for marking presence and on a
further condition that the Applicant shall surrender to the
Jail authorities on expiry of the Parole Leave Period.
6. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. It is
hereby clari ed that no further extension shall be granted
and further the Court shall not entertain any application for
reduction of amount of Bail bond and surety. Rule is made
absolute.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
ANIRUDH OJHA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/02/2026 18:16:27
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