High Court of Gujarat
AAKASH RAJESHBHAI VALODAYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The High Court granted parole leave for ten days, subject to a bail bond and standard conditions.
Summary
Aakash Rajeshbhai Valodaya filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave to enable him to file an appeal. He has been incarcerated for one year, three months and twenty-six days and his jail conduct report indicates good behavior. The applicant, represented by Mr. Mahavir K. Jebaliya, requested parole on the basis of his conduct and the need to pursue his appeal. The Court, after considering the jail report, partially allowed the petition and granted parole for ten days, subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and compliance with standard conditions. The applicant must report to the nearest police station and surrender to the jail authority before the parole period expires. The order was communicated to the concerned jail authority via fax.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate exercise of discretion by the High Court in granting parole leave to a convicted person on the ground of good conduct and pending appeal?
Subjects
- parole
- special criminal application
- good conduct
- bail bond
- Gujarat High Court
Judgment
R/SCR.A/7217/2026 ORDER DATED: 21/05/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 7217 of
2026
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AAKASH RAJESHBHAI VALODAYA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR. MAHAVIR . K. JEBALIYA(14136) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR UTKARSH SHARMA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 21/05/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. RULE. Learned APP waives service of Rule on behalf of
the respondent-State.
2. The present petition is preferred by the applicant to
release him on parole on the ground for filing appeal.
3. Learned APP draws attention of this Court to the jail
report to indicate that his jail conduct is reported to be good
and he is in jail since last one year, three months and twenty-
six days.
4. In that view of the matter, the petition is partly allowed.
The applicant is ordered to be enlarged on parole leave for a
period of 10 (ten) days from the date of his actual release on
usual terms and conditions including furnishing a bail bond of
Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority.
The applicant shall mark presence at nearer police station and
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R/SCR.A/7217/2026 ORDER DATED: 21/05/2026
surrender before the jail authority on or before the expiry of
the period of parole leave.
5. Registry to communicate this order through Fax to the
concerned Jail Authority. Rule is made absolute to the
aforesaid extent.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
ROHAN SONI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ROHAN SONI(HC02356), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 21/05/2026 13:09:16
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