High Court of Gujarat
GULABSINH HARUBHA GOHILversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The Court partially allowed the parole application, granting a two‑week parole leave subject to a Rs.10,000 bail bond and standard conditions.
Summary
Gulabsinh Harubha Gohil, who has been incarcerated for thirteen years, nine months and twenty‑nine days, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to cultivate his own land. The respondent State, through counsel, waived service of the rule and submitted the jail report indicating the applicant’s good conduct. The Court considered the length of the sentence, the applicant’s conduct in prison, and the agricultural purpose of the request. Finding the conduct satisfactory, the Court partially allowed the petition, granting a two‑week parole leave on the usual terms and conditions. The applicant was directed to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and to report to the nearest police station and surrender to the jail authority before the parole period expires.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate parole leave, if any, for a prisoner who has served over thirteen years and seeks to cultivate his own land?
Subjects
- parole
- good conduct
- agricultural land
- bail bond
- criminal procedure
Judgment
R/SCR.A/7221/2026 ORDER DATED: 21/05/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 7221 of
2026
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GULABSINH HARUBHA GOHIL
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) 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 cultivating his own
land.
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 thirteen years, nine months and
twenty-nine 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 2 (two) weeks 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.
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R/SCR.A/7221/2026 ORDER DATED: 21/05/2026
The applicant shall mark presence at nearer police station and
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 13:08:46
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