High Court of Gujarat

SONALBEN W/O BATUK PRAGDAS RAMAVATversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The Court exercised its discretion and granted parole leave for one week subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

Sonalben, the petitioner, applied for parole leave to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The Court considered the petitioner's averments and jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in his favour. It granted parole for a period of one week, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 to the jail authority. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period. The order was made absolute and direct service was permitted.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave on the ground of providing financial assistance to his family

Subjects

parolecriminal procedurediscretionary relieffinancial assistancebondHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/8321/2026                                    ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 8321 of
                               2026

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                  SONALBEN W/O BATUK PRAGDAS RAMAVAT
                                 Versus
                        STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS GAYATRIBA B JADEJA(5152) 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 provide financial assistance to his

family.



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.




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        R/SCR.A/8321/2026                                                               ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




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

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/39



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 15:27:53




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