High Court of Gujarat

SAUMIL ATUL SHAH THROUGH POA SHAISHAV ATULBHAI SHAHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 46-ANY OTHER MODE @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The petitioners must remove the office objections by 25 July 2025 or the proceedings will be dismissed for default.

Summary

The petitioners, Prafulbhai Devjibhai Vasava and others, filed a series of Special Criminal Applications and Criminal Miscellaneous Applications seeking quash of proceedings against them by the State of Gujarat. The High Court observed that the petitioners had failed to comply with the Court’s earlier directions to remove certain office objections raised by the respondents. Consequently, the Court directed the petitioners to clear the office objections on or before 25 July 2025, failing which the proceedings would be dismissed for default without further referral to the Court. Interim relief previously granted to the petitioners was allowed to continue until the compliance deadline. The order was signed by Justice J.C. Doshi and the Principal Private Secretary of the High Court.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners have complied with the Court’s directions to remove office objections
Whether failure to remove objections warrants dismissal of the proceedings for default

Subjects

office objectionsdefault dismissalspecial criminal applicationinterim reliefhigh court order

Judgment

 R/SCR.A/7500/2020                        ORDER DATED: 18/07/2025




        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 7500 of 2020

                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5331 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5329 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15265 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15502 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5900 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 6050 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 6830 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 11821 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 12551 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17250 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17481 of 2021
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 20007 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2990 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3590 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14919 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15603 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17298 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18656 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18910 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 19324 of 2020
                            With


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   R/SCR.A/7500/2020                        ORDER DATED: 18/07/2025




       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4364 of 2021
                             With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4410 of 2021
                             With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4984 of 2021
                             With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7846 of 2021
                             With
 CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR VACATING STAY) NO. 1 of 2021
        In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7846 of 2021
                             With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7854 of 2021
                             With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 8668 of 2021
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 10728 of 2021
                             With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 1447 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15062 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 16036 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17489 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17513 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17942 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17995 of 2020
                             With
  CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR AMENDMENT) NO. 1 of 2025
       In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17995 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17961 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18415 of 2020
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18450 of 2020
                             With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 2571 of 2021
                             With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 3823 of 2021
                             With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13280 of 2021
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       R/SCR.A/7500/2020                                                            ORDER DATED: 18/07/2025




            PRAFULBHAI DEVJIBHAI VASAVA S/O DEVJIBHAI VASAVA
                                  Versus
                        STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR UTKARSH J DAVE(10620) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
RAHUL SHARMA(8276) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

                                               Date : 18/07/2025

                                        COMMON ORAL ORDER


           It is reported that the applicants/appellants have not
removed office objections as per the remarks. In these matters,
the applicants/appellants are hereby directed to see that the
office objections are removed on or before 25.7.2025, failing
which, present proceedings shall stand dismissed for default for
non-removal of office objections without referring the matter to
the Court.


           Interim relief, if any, granted earlier to continue till then.



                                                                                                (J. C. DOSHI,J)
SHEKHAR P. BARVE


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SHEKHAR PRAFULBHAI BARVE(HC00200), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 18/07/2025 14:23:19




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