High Court of Gujarat

LAXMANBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI BARAIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court held that the petitioner had not shown any justifiable reason for parole, and therefore the application was denied.

Summary

The petitioner, Laxmanbhai Shambhuhai Baraiya, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave. The High Court, after hearing the parties and reviewing the jail remarks and the petitioner's grounds, found that no justifiable reason existed to grant parole. Consequently, the court rejected the application. The order directs the registry to inform the concerned jail authority of the decision. No other relief was granted.

Issues considered

What constitutes a justifiable reason for granting parole leave under the applicable law?

Subjects

parolespecial criminal applicationrelease on parolejail authoritycriminal procedure

Judgment

       R/SCR.A/8368/2026                                                               ORDER DATED: 19/06/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 8368 of
                               2026

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                            LAXMANBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI BARAIYA
                                         Versus
                                STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL 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 : 19/06/2026

                                                  ORAL ORDER


1.        This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner

seeking parole leave.



2.        Having heard                     and perusing the papers available on

record, including the jail remarks, as well as the grounds

mentioned              in      the       petition,           it    appears            that        no       justifiable

reason is made out for releasing him on parole leave. The

application is rejected, accordingly.



3.        Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

authority.


                                                                                    (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE/13

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 19/06/2026 15:36:12




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