GIRISHBHAI KARSHANBHAI SANGHADIYA THROUGH CHAMPABEN GIRISHBHAI SAGATHIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
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- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Holding
The Court exercised its discretion to grant parole for 21 days on the condition of a Rs.15,000 personal bond with surety and mandatory police reporting.
Summary
Girishbhai Karshanbhai Sanghadiya applied for an enlargement of his parole leave, citing his pending appeal against conviction and the need to arrange funds. The application was filed through his advocate, Ms. Akshita Solanki, and the State was represented by Mr. Vinay Vishen, Additional Public Prosecutor. The Court examined the applicant's request and the surrounding circumstances, and exercised its discretion under the relevant criminal procedure provisions. It ordered the applicant’s release on parole for a period of twenty‑one days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.15,000 with an equal surety. Additional conditions required the applicant to report to the concerned police station every alternate day and to surrender to jail authorities at the end of the parole period, with no possibility of extension or reduction of the bond. The order was made absolute and direct service was permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant is entitled to be released on parole despite the pending appeal against his conviction
- Whether the Court may impose a personal bond and surety, and set conditions such as periodic police reporting and prohibition of extension
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/2003/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 2003 of
2026
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GIRISHBHAI KARSHANBHAI SANGHADIYA THROUGH CHAMPABEN
GIRISHBHAI SAGATHIYA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR VINAY VISHEN, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 12/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is led by the applicant for
enlarging him on parole leave on the ground of ling
appeal against his conviction and arranging funds for the
same.
2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives
service of rule on behalf of the respondent State.
3. Having considered the ground mentioned in the
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R/SCR.A/2003/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
application and considering the facts and circumstance of
the case, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in
favour of the applicant.
4. The applicant is ordered to be released on parole for
a period of 21 days from the date of his actual release,
upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees
Fifteen Thousand only) with a surety of like amount to the
satisfaction of the jail authority, and on a further
condition that the applicant shall mark his presence
before the concerned police station every alternate day
and surrender to the jail authorities on expiry of the
parole period. It is clari ed that, no extension shall be
granted on expiry of the parole period and this court shall
also not entertain application for reduction of amount of
personal bond and surety. The application is allowed
in the aforesaid terms. Rule is made absolute accordingly.
Direct service is permitted.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
DIVYA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DIVYA NAIR(HC00199), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/02/2026 17:26:51
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