High Court of Gujarat

MERINO INDUSTRIES LIMITEDversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

Leave to appeal is granted and a bailable warrant of Rs.5,000 is ordered against the accused.

Summary

Merino Industries Ltd filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal against an order in Criminal Appeal No.1178/2026. The High Court of Gujarat, after hearing counsel for both parties, granted the leave to appeal, thereby disposing of the application. In the subsequent criminal appeal, the Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State of Gujarat. The Court then ordered the issuance of a bailable warrant of Rs.5,000 against the accused respondent. The orders were signed by Justice Hemant M. Prachchak and the Principal Private Secretary.

Issues considered

Whether leave to appeal should be granted in the criminal miscellaneous application.
Whether service of notice can be waived by the prosecutor.
Whether a bailable warrant can be issued against the accused.

Subjects

criminal appealleave to appealbailable warrantservice of notice waiverhigh court order

Judgment

   R/CR.MA/11806/2026                             ORDER DATED: 09/06/2026




           IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD


R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 11806
                           of 2026
                              In
                 R/CRIMINAL APPEAL/1178/2026
                             With
              R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1178 of 2026
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                         MERINO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
                                   Versus
                          STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR TANMAY B KARIA(6833) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS JIRGA JHAVERI ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the
Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK

                              Date : 09/06/2026

                               ORAL ORDER


ORDER IN CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO
                        APPEAL) NO. 11806 of 2026



      Heard Mr. Tanmay Karia, learned counsel for the
applicant and Ms. Jirga Jhaveri, learned Additional Public
Prosecutor for respondent no.1.


      Considering the submissions and the averments
made in the application, leave to appeal is granted. The
application stands disposed of accordingly.



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      R/CR.MA/11806/2026                                                                 ORDER DATED: 09/06/2026




ORDER IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1178 of 2026


          ADMIT. Ms. Jhaveri, learned Additional Public
Prosecutor waives service of notice of admission on
behalf of the respondent-State of Gujarat.


          Issue bailable warrant in sum of Rs.5,000/- against
the respondent – accused.


                                                                         (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
SURESH SOLANKI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SURESHKUMAR MOTIBHAI SOLANKI(HC00208), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 09/06/2026 18:08:34




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