High Court of Gujarat

ANILBHAI RAMUBHAI BILWALversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court exercised its discretion and granted parole leave to the petitioner for one week.

Summary

Anilbhai Ramubhai Bilwal filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to enable him to file an appeal. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The High Court, after hearing counsel, exercised its discretion in favour of the petitioner. The court granted parole for one week, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and standard conditions, directing the petitioner to surrender after the leave period. The petition was therefore partly allowed, resulting in the petitioner’s temporary release.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave for the purpose of filing an appeal

Subjects

parolecriminal procedureappealdiscretionary reliefprison

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/8209/2026                                   ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 8209 of
                               2026

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                          ANILBHAI RAMUBHAI BILWAL
                                    Versus
                          STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                               Date : 18/06/2026

                                ORAL ORDER


1.      This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole

leave      on the ground to file an appeal.



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, this Court is inclined to exercise

discretion in favour of the present petitioner.



5.      The petition, therefore, succeeds and is partly allowed.



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        R/SCR.A/8209/2026                                                               ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a

period of one week from the date of his/her 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.



           Direct service is permitted.



                                                                                     (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE/22

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 18/06/2026 15:25:46




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