High Court of Gujarat

ROBIN AUGUSTIN CHRISTIANversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The Court exercised its discretion to grant parole leave for seven days on condition of a personal bond.

Summary

Robin Augustin Christian, an inmate, filed a parole application seeking temporary release to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The Court examined the applicant's grounds and jail remarks and exercised its discretion in his favor. The petition was partly allowed, granting a seven‑day parole on the condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and surrendering at the end of the period. The order was directed to be communicated to the jail authority.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

parolecriminal procedurefinancial assistancepersonal bondjudicial discretion

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/8951/2026                                     ORDER DATED: 30/06/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 8951 of
                               2026

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                          ROBIN AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN
                                    Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR TIRTHRAJ PANDYA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                 Date : 30/06/2026

                                  ORAL ORDER


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

seeking parole leave            on the ground of financial assistance to

his family.



2.      Rule.         Learned    Additional        Public    Prosecutor        waives

service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.



3.      Considering       the     application,      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.



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

The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a



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                      R/SCR.A/8951/2026                                                 ORDER DATED: 30/06/2026




                period of seven days from the date of his/her actual release

                on 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.



                4.1      Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

                authority, forthwith.


                                                                                     (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
                URIL RANA



Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RANA URIL K(HC01406), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 30/06/2026 16:25:52




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