High Court of Gujarat

SUNILBHAI RAJABHAI SINDHAVversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI

Holding

The court granted temporary bail from 10 February to 14 February 2026 with specified conditions and barred any further extension.

Summary

The petitioner, Sunilbhai Rajabhai Sindhav, applied for temporary bail to attend the marriage ceremonies of his two sisters scheduled for 13 February 2026. He had earlier obtained partial bail from the 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Surendranagar, allowing release on 13 February from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Gujarat High Court, after considering the applicant's sole brother status and the necessity of his presence for the rituals, exercised its discretion to grant a broader temporary bail. The court ordered his release without police jaapta from 10 February to 14 February 2026, subject to a security deposit of Rs. 2,00,000 and daily police station reporting, with a mandatory surrender on 14 February by 2 p.m. No further extensions were permitted. The application was allowed on these terms.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail for personal reasons such as attending marriage ceremonies
Whether the conditions imposed (security deposit, daily police reporting, surrender date) are appropriate under the Criminal Procedure Code

Subjects

temporary bailCriminal Procedure Codesecurity depositpolice jaaptamarriage ceremonyGujarat High Court

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/3612/2026                                 ORDER DATED: 09/02/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD


R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 3612 of
                            2026

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                         SUNILBHAI RAJABHAI SINDHAV
                                    Versus
                          STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR ALOK M THAKKAR(6510) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR SOAHAM JOSHI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
       DESAI

                               Date : 09/02/2026

                                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 for a period of 7 days on the

ground of marriage ceremony of his two sisters which is

scheduled on 13.02.2026.



3.     The applicant had preferred an application seeking

temporary bail for a period of 15 days before the Court of


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     R/CR.MA/3612/2026                              ORDER DATED: 09/02/2026




6th Additional Sessions Judge, Surendranagar by way of

 ling Criminal Misc. Application No. 75 of 2026.                          The

competent court partly allowed the said application and

directed release of the applicant on 13.02.2026 from 8 am

to 5.30 pm, subject to conditions.



4.     Learned advocate for the applicant submitted that,

the applicant is the only brother and his presence is

required for various marriage rituals.             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 favour of the applicant.



5.     Accordingly, the order dated 06.02.2026 passed by

the 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Surendranagar in

Criminal Misc. Application No. 75 of 2026 is modi ed as

below:



       (I) The applicant is directed to be released on

       temporary         bail,   without       police    jaapta,        from



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     R/CR.MA/3612/2026                            ORDER DATED: 09/02/2026




       10.02.2026 to 14.02.2026 till 02.00 pm upon his

       furnishing a security deposit of Rs. 2,00,000/-

       (Rupees Two Lakhs only) before the concerned

       competent court, 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

       competent court.



       (III) The applicant shall mark his presence before

       the concerned police station every day and shall

       surrender to the jail authorities on expiry of the

       temporary bail period i.e. on 14.02.2026 by 02.00

       pm.



6.     It is hereby clari ed that, no further extension shall

be granted on expiry of the temporary bail period.




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       R/CR.MA/3612/2026                                                      ORDER DATED: 09/02/2026




7.        The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

Rule is made absolute. Direct service is permitted today.




                                                         (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 09/02/2026 17:34:56




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