High Court of Gujarat

HIRAL JAGDISHBHAI VAGHELAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The court granted parole leave to the petitioner on the condition of a personal bond and compliance with standard terms.

Summary

Hiral Jagdishbhai Vaghela filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave for 30 days to attend his cousin's marriage ceremony. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The court examined the petitioner's request, the reasons cited, and the jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in favour of the petitioner. It ordered that the petitioner be released on parole from 16 March 2026 to 20 March 2026 upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 on usual terms and conditions. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave for the purpose of attending a family marriage ceremony.

Subjects

parolecriminal procedurediscretionpersonal bondfamily ceremony

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/3641/2026                            ORDER DATED: 16/03/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 3641 of
                               2026

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                          HIRAL JAGDISHBHAI VAGHELA
                                     Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR AVANIDHAR M THAKORE(10377) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
ROHAN SHAH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                               Date : 16/03/2026

                                ORAL ORDER


1.      This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole
leave for a period of 30 days on the ground of marriage
ceremony of his cousin.


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 of the Applicant, this Court is inclined
to exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner.


5.      The petition, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part.
The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole from
16.03.2026 to 20.03.2026 on his furnishing a personal bond of


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         R/SCR.A/3641/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 16/03/2026




 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. Rule is made
 absolute accordingly.


 5.1        Direct service is permitted.


                                                                                                          (P. M. RAVAL, J)
 MMP


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHENDRA MOHANBHAI PUROHIT(HCD0074), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 16/03/2026
14:51:14




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