High Court of Gujarat

STATE OF GUJARATversusBAHUDA VRUNDAVAN SHAHU

Disposal: 39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH
Bench: N S SANJAY GOWDAD M VYAS

Holding

If the State does not furnish correct addresses for service of the bailable warrants within three weeks, the appeal will be dismissed.

Summary

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of Bahuda Vrundavan Shahu & others, seeking service of bailable warrants against respondents No.1 to 3. The Court granted the State a three‑week period to furnish the correct addresses for service of the warrants. It clarified that failure to provide the correct addresses within the stipulated time will result in the dismissal of the appeal. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed. The order is an interim procedural direction pending compliance by the State.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal can proceed without proper service of bailable warrants on the respondents

Subjects

service of processbailable warrantappealprocedural compliance

Judgment

        R/CR.A/580/2014                                                            ORDER DATED: 02/03/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 580 of 2014
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                                  STATE OF GUJARAT
                                        Versus
                            BAHUDA VRUNDAVAN SHAHU & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS MONALI H BHATT, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1
BAILABLE WARRANT UNSERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No.
1,2,3
RULE UNSERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA
        and
        HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS

                                              Date : 02/03/2026

                       ORAL ORDER
 (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA)

         As a last chance, three weeks’ time is granted to the
State to ensure that the correct addresses are furnished
for service of the bailable warrant to respondent Nos.1 to
3.

         It is made clear that if the needful is not done by the
State,          the        appeal            shall          stand           DISMISSED                     without
reference to the Bench.


                                                                                (N.S.SANJAY GOWDA,J)



                                                                                                 (D. M. VYAS, J)
OMKAR
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
Digitally signed by: OMKAR CHHAGANLAL MAHAWAR(HC00201), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 03/03/2026 14:05:13




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