NIKHIL KESHAVBHAI KAPURIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Holding
The Court granted temporary bail for 14 days with specified security and bond conditions, and barred any further extension.
Summary
The petitioner, Nikhil Keshavbhai Kapuriya, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail after the charge-sheet was lodged. The applicant, represented by Mr. Neel P. Kanabar, waived service of the rule on the State. The Court, after considering the grounds and circumstances, exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant. It ordered his release on temporary bail for 14 days, subject to a security deposit of Rs.2,00,000 and a personal bond of Rs.15,000 with two sureties. The applicant must report to the police station every alternate day and surrender at the end of the bail period, with no further extensions permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether temporary bail should be granted after filing of the charge-sheet
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the grant of temporary bail
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/2341/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 2341 of
2026
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NIKHIL KESHAVBHAI KAPURIYA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR. NEEL P. KANABAR(16614) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 10/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives
service of rule on behalf of the respondent State.
2. The present application is led by the applicant
seeking temporary bail after ling of the charge-sheet for
a period of 15 days.
3. Having considered the ground mentioned in the
application and considering the facts and circumstance of
the case, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in
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favour of the applicant.
5. Accordingly, the applicant is directed to be released
on temporary bail, for a period of 14 days from the date
of his actual release, upon his furnishing a security
deposit of Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) before
the jail authority, prior to his release. The said deposit
shall be returned to the applicant when he surrenders
within the stipulated time without any further order from
this Court. In case, the applicant fails to surrender within
stipulated time, the amount of security deposit shall be
forfeited by the jail authority.
6. In addition to the abovementioned security deposit,
the applicant shall also furnish a personal bond of
Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties
of the like amount to the satisfaction of the jail authority
and on usual terms and conditions, as may be imposed by
the jail authority. The applicant shall mark his presence
before the concerned police station or the nearest police
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station being Talala Police Station every alternate day
and shall surrender to the jail authorities on expiry of the
temporary bail period. It is hereby clari ed that, no
further extension shall be granted on expiry of the
temporary bail period and also the Court shall not
entertain any application for reduction of amount of bail
bond and surety.
7. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.
Rule is made absolute. Direct service is permitted.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
DIVYA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DIVYA NAIR(HC00199), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/02/2026 18:05:44
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