High Court of Gujarat

GAUTAM GIGABHAI JODversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 99-NOT PRESSED
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The application was disposed of as not pressed, without consideration of its merits.

Summary

The High Court of Gujarat heard a regular bail application filed by Gautam Gigabhai Jod after the filing of a chargesheet. The applicant’s counsel informed the court that the forensic science laboratory (FSL) report and the video evidence on a pen drive were still pending, and consequently the applicant chose not to press the bail application. The court, noting the pending evidence, granted the applicant’s request to withdraw the application and directed the trial court to expedite the pending trial. No merits of the bail request were examined. The application was therefore disposed of as not pressed.

Issues considered

Whether the bail application can be withdrawn after being filed
Whether the trial court should be directed to expedite the trial pending the FSL report

Subjects

regular bailchargesheetwithdrawal of applicationFSL reporttrial expedite

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/14801/2026                                                                ORDER DATED: 31/07/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

    R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
               CHARGESHEET) NO. 14801 of 2026

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                      GAUTAM GIGABHAI JOD
                                Versus
                         STATE OF GUJARAT
==============================================
Appearance:
MR GIRISHKUMAR J VARAGIA(12705) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR KISHAN K NAYI(13080) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ADITYA JADEJA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
==============================================

    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                             Date : 31/07/2026

                                                        ORDER

           After arguing for sometime, since the FSL Report is awaited and

pen drive containing the recorded videos is also with the FSL, the learned

Advocate for the applicant has submitted that he does not press the

present application. Permission as prayed for is granted.

           Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the case at

this stage.

           Accordingly, the present application is disposed of being not

pressed. This Court has not gone into merit of the case.




                                                                               (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ANKIT JANSARI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANKIT YOGESHBHAI JANSARI(HCW0109), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE ONE, at High Court of Gujarat on 31/07/2026 17:59:10




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