High Court of Gujarat

PRASHANT URFE BHULLU PRAFULLA NAYAKversusSTAE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The Court allowed parole for a period of 10 days on the condition of a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

The petitioner, Prashant Urfe Bhullu Prafulla Nayak, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave for 30 days on the ground that he had filed an appeal. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The jail authorities reported that the petitioner’s conduct in prison was satisfactory. The High Court, exercising its discretion, allowed the petition in part, granting parole for 10 days upon the petitioner furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and directing him to surrender after the parole period. The order was made absolute and communicated to the jail authority.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave on the ground of filing an appeal and satisfactory conduct in jail

Subjects

parolespecial criminal applicationdiscretionpersonal bondjail conduct

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/5270/2026                           ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 5270 of
                               2026

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                  PRASHANT URFE BHULLU PRAFULLA NAYAK
                                 Versus
                        STAE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
KRUTIK PARIKH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                             Date : 20/04/2026

                              ORAL ORDER


1.      This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner seeking
parole leave for 30 days on the ground of filing appeal.


2.      Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service
of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.


3.      Considering application, more particularly, the ground
mentioned therein as well as the jail remarks which indicate that
his conduct in jail is satisfactory, this Court is inclined to exercise
discretion in favour of the present petitioner.


4.      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


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             R/SCR.A/5270/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




     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.


     4.1        Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail
     authority, forthwith.
                                                                                                              (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 20/04/2026
17:43:19




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