MUEKSHBHAI GORCHANDBHAI CHAMKAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The court exercised its discretion and granted parole for 10 days on the condition of a Rs.10,000 personal bond.
Summary
Muekshbai Gorchanndbai Chamka filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave of 30 days to attend his son’s marriage. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The court examined the petitioner’s conduct in jail, noting satisfactory behavior and that he had been released in September 2025 and returned on time. Relying on its discretionary power, the court granted parole but limited it to 10 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and standard conditions. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period.
Issues considered
- Whether parole may be granted on the ground of a family event such as a son’s marriage
- Whether the petitioner’s satisfactory jail conduct justifies the exercise of discretion to grant parole
- Whether the court can impose a bond and conditions as part of the parole order
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/4844/2026 ORDER DATED: 09/04/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 4844 of
2026
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MUEKSHBHAI GORCHANDBHAI CHAMKA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS KD PARMAR(589) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MONALI BHATT APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 09/04/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole leave
for a period of 30 days on the ground of his son’s marriage
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 which indicate that the petitioner was lastly
released in the month of September, 2025 and reported back in
time, and that, his conduct in jail is satisfactory, this Court is
inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner.
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R/SCR.A/4844/2026 ORDER DATED: 09/04/2026
5. The petition, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part. The
petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a period of 10
days from the date of his actual release on his 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 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 09/04/2026
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