High Court of Gujarat

NAGINBHAI PARAGJIBHAI CHAUHANversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

Leave to appeal was granted.

Summary

The petitioner, Naginbhai Paragjibhai Chauhan, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking leave to appeal against an earlier order. The High Court of Gujarat heard arguments from counsel for both parties. The central issue was whether the appellant was entitled to be granted leave to appeal in the criminal matter. After considering the submissions, the Court found merit in the application and granted leave to appeal. Consequently, the application was disposed of and the appeal was admitted, with the State of Gujarat waiving service of notice of admission.

Issues considered

Whether leave to appeal should be granted in the present criminal matter?

Subjects

leave to appealcriminal appealprocedural lawhigh court order

Judgment

        R/CR.MA/21167/2025                                                                 ORDER DATED: 21/07/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

  R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO.
                           21167 of 2025
                                 In
                 R/CRIMINAL APPEAL/1694/2026
                                With
             R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1694 of 2026
 ==========================================
                 NAGINBHAI PARAGJIBHAI CHAUHAN
                               Versus
                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
 ==========================================
 Appearance:
 MR DAXESH D BAROT(13149) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 MS JYOTI BHATT APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
 ==========================================
   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK

                                               Date : 21/07/2026

                                                    ORAL ORDER

 ORDER IN CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION:

            Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.


            Considering the submissions and the averments made in the
 application, leave to appeal is granted. The application stands
 disposed of accordingly.

 ORDER IN CRIMINAL APPEAL:


            ADMIT. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service of
 notice of admission on behalf of respondent – State of Gujarat.


                                                                       (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
 V.R. PANCHAL

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: VIJAYKUMAR RAMESHBHAI PANCHAL(HC00171), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 22/07/2026 17:11:15

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