High Court of Gujarat

SAVAN @ SANU @ SHRAVANBHAI RAMESHBHAI KATHUDIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The court exercised its discretion to grant the petitioner furlough leave for 14 days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

The petitioner, Savan @ Sanu @ Shravanhbai Rameshbhai Kathudiya, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking furlough leave while incarcerated. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court considered the jail’s remarks that the petitioner was last released in August 2025 and that his conduct in jail was satisfactory. Exercising its discretion, the court granted the application, ordering a 14‑day furlough on condition of a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and requiring the petitioner to surrender to the jail authority at the end of the period. The order was made absolute and directed to be communicated to the concerned jail authority.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to be granted furlough leave under the applicable provisions?

Subjects

furlough leavespecial criminal applicationdiscretionjail conductpersonal bond

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/5273/2026                          ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (FURLOUGH LEAVE) NO. 5273 of
                           2026

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       SAVAN @ SANU @ SHRAVANBHAI RAMESHBHAI KATHUDIYA
                             Versus
                    STATE 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
furlough leave.


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


3.      Considering application of the petitioner as well as the jail
remarks which indicate that the petitioner was lastly released in
the month of August, 2025, and 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.                  The
petitioner is ordered to be released on furlough for a period of 14
days from the date of his actual release on his furnishing a


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           R/SCR.A/5273/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




   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 furlough 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
17:43:55




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