High Court of Gujarat

GOKULBHAI BUDHABHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The court may grant permission to withdraw a bail application without addressing its merits.

Summary

The applicant, Gokulbhai Budhabhai Patel, filed a regular bail application before the charge-sheet was filed. During the pendency of this application, the charge-sheet was subsequently filed. The applicant's counsel then sought the court's permission to withdraw the bail application. The Hon'ble Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar granted the request to withdraw, stating that the court had not examined the merits of the case. Consequently, the bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of a regular bail application filed before the charge-sheet is filed

Subjects

regular bailwithdrawal of applicationcharge-sheetcriminal procedurehigh court

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/15575/2026                                               ORDER DATED: 12/08/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE
                  CHARGESHEET) NO. 15575 of 2026

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                           GOKULBHAI BUDHABHAI PATEL
                                     Versus
                               STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR P P MAJMUDAR(5284) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR HARDIK MEHTA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                      Date : 12/08/2026

                                             ORDER


         Learned advocate for the applicant seeks permission to
withdraw the present application as during the pendency of the
present application, the charge-sheet has been filed.


         Permission as prayed for is granted. The application stands
disposed of as withdrawn.


         It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of
the case.



                                                                 (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ALI




 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
 Digitally signed by: ISTAYAK ALI(HC01093), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/08/2026 15:18:37




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