High Court of Gujarat

AJITKUMAR KHENGARBHAI GOHILversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The Court held that a bail application not pressed by the applicant's counsel is to be disposed of without consideration of its merits.

Summary

The petitioner, Ajitkumar Khengarbhai Gohil, filed a regular bail application after the filing of a chargesheet against him. The application was to be heard before the High Court of Gujarat. During the hearing, the applicant's counsel did not press the application. Consequently, the Court disposed of the application as not pressed without examining its merits. The Court also directed the trial court to expedite the pending trial. No substantive discussion on bail criteria was undertaken.

Issues considered

Whether a bail application that is not pressed by the applicant's counsel should be entertained or disposed of

Subjects

regular bailchargesheetapplication not pressedtrial expediting

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/13786/2026                                                         ORDER DATED: 06/07/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
                  CHARGESHEET) NO. 13786 of 2026

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                              AJITKUMAR KHENGARBHAI GOHIL
                                          Versus
                                 STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR MEHUL SHARAD SHAH(773) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. SUHAIL Z SAIYED(6690) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MR HARDIK MEHTA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                            Date : 06/07/2026

                                                    ORDER

         Learned advocate for the applicant does not press this
application.


         Present application stands disposed of as not pressed.


         It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits
of the matter.


         The trial court is directed to expedite the trial.




                                                                  (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ILA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ILA PRAFULKUMAR PATEL(HC00194), Principal Pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 06/07/2026 14:26:55




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