High Court of Gujarat

MANISH VITTHALBHAI SHAKRABHAI PATANIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court held that without justifiable reasons, the application for regularization of late surrender must be rejected.

Summary

The applicant, Manish Vitthalbhai Shakrabhai Patani, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking regularization of his late surrender. The application was presented through the jail authorities. The court examined the averments made in the application and found that no justifiable reasons for the delay were provided. Consequently, the judge held that the applicant had not made a case for regularization. The application was therefore rejected and the order was directed to be communicated to the jail authority.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to regularization of his late surrender in the absence of justifiable reasons.

Subjects

late surrenderregularizationcriminal procedureapplication dismissed

Judgment

             R/CR.MA/16600/2026                                                 ORDER DATED: 21/07/2026




                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

            R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULARIZATION OF LATE
                          SURRENDER) NO. 16600 of 2026

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                           MANISH VITTHALBHAI SHAKRABHAI PATANI
                                          Versus
                                 STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
       ==========================================================
       Appearance:
       THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
       MR RONAK RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
       ==========================================================

          CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                               Date : 21/07/2026

                                                 ORAL ORDER


       1.       This application, through jail, is filed by the applicant

       seeking regularization of late surrender.



       2.       Considering the averments made in the appliation, it

       appears that no justifiable reasons have been stated in the

       application. Hence, no case is made out.                                  The application is

       rejected, accordingly.



       3.       Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

       authority.


                                                                             (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
       URIL RANA

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RANA URIL K(HC01406), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 21/07/2026 16:56:37




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