High Court of Gujarat

ABDULBHAI @RAHEMAN IBRAHIMBHAI SHAIKHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court held that permission to withdraw the pending application may be granted.

Summary

The applicant, Abdulbhai @Raheman Ibrahimbhai Shaikh, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking regularisation of a late surrender, which was pending before the concerned authority. The applicant, through counsel R.S. Zeena, requested permission to withdraw the application at this stage. The Court examined whether such a withdrawal could be permitted under procedural law. The Court granted the request, ordering the application to be treated as withdrawn. Additionally, the Court directed the authority to decide on the applicant's original request within two weeks.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant permission to withdraw a pending Special Criminal Application for regularisation of late surrender.

Subjects

Criminal ProcedureSpecial Criminal ApplicationLate SurrenderWithdrawal of ApplicationProcedural Law

Judgment

       R/SCR.A/9323/2026                                                             ORDER DATED: 28/07/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (REGULARIZED DAY OF LATE
                    SURRENDER) NO. 9323 of 2026

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                    ABDULBHAI @RAHEMAN IBRAHIMBHAI SHAIKH
                                    Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
RAZIN S ZEENA(9377) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                              Date : 28/07/2026

                                                 ORAL ORDER

          In view of the fact that the application to regularize

late      surrender              is     pending             before         the        authority,            learned

advocate Mr. R.S. Zeena appearing for the applicant seeks

permission to withdraw the present application at the stage.


          Permission               as      sought           for       is     granted.            The         present

application stands disposed of as withdrawn at the stage,

with a direction to the concerned authority to decide the

application of the applicant within two weeks.


                                                                                  (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
PD
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PARUL DUTTA(HCD0073), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 28/07/2026 17:21:14




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