High Court of Gujarat

VIJAYJI S/OF POPATJI SHANTIJI THAKORversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Bench: UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI

Holding

The Court partially allowed the application, granting parole for ten days with a personal bond and sureties, subject to strict conditions and no possibility of extension.

Summary

The petitioner, Vijayji, applied to the Gujarat High Court for an extension of parole leave, contending that he had been granted temporary bail in a separate criminal appeal but had not availed it due to another pending offence. The State opposed the application. The Court examined the applicant's request and the surrounding circumstances, and exercised its discretion in favour of the petitioner. It ordered that the petitioner be released on parole for ten days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.25,000 and two sureties of Rs.25,000 each, and daily reporting to the concerned police station. The Court further stipulated that the petitioner must not enter the Santej Police Station area except for reporting, and that no extension or reduction of the bond would be entertained. The rule was made absolute, thereby partially allowing the application.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave despite the existence of another pending offence
Whether the High Court may exercise its discretion to grant parole on the terms sought

Subjects

paroletemporary bailspecial criminal applicationhigh court discretionbondsuretycriminal procedure

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/965/2026                            ORDER DATED: 22/01/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 965 of 2026

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                   VIJAYJI S/OF POPATJI SHANTIJI THAKOR
                                   Versus
                             STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR DINESHKUMAR J PRAJAPATI(9979) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
       DESAI

                             Date : 22/01/2026

                              ORAL ORDER

1.     The present application is filed by the Applicant for enlarging
him on Parole leave on the ground of filing an appeal.


2.     Heard learned Advocate Mr. Dineshkumar Prajapati for the
Applicant and learned APP Mr. Rohan Raval appearing on behalf of
the Respondent - State.


3.     Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of Rule
on behalf of the Respondent State.


4.     Learned advocate Mr. Dineshkumar Prajapati submits that,
though the applicant was granted temporary bail vide order passed
by the Division Bench in Criminal Misc. Application No.1 of 2024
in Criminal Appeal No.881 of 2023 on 14.06.2024 whereby, the
Court was pleased to released him on temporary bail for a period
of 7 days however, there being another offence registered against



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           R/SCR.A/965/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 22/01/2026




  him, he did not avail his release pursuant to the said order.


  4.          Having considered the ground mentioned in the Application
  and considering the facts and circumstance of the case, this court is
  inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the applicant.


  5.          The application is partly allowed. The Applicant is ordered to
  be released on Parole for a period of 10 days from the date of
  actual release, upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/-
  (Rupees             Twenty            Five         Thousand               only)          with         two         sureties           of
  Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the jail authority, and on
  further condition that the Applicant shall mark his presence before
  the concerned police station every day and surrender to the Jail
  authorities on expiry of the Parole period. The applicant shall not
  enter the area of Santej Police Station, except for marking presence
  before the said Police Station. It is clarified that no extension shall
  be granted on expiry of the Parole period and this Court shall also
  not entertain any application for reduction of amount of personal
  bond and surety.


  6.          The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. Rule is
  made absolute.




                                                                       (UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
  KAJAL



Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: KAJAL KISHORBHAI NAVLAKHA(HCD0076), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 23/01/2026 11:25:43




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