High Court of Gujarat

BHUPATBHAI S/O RANCHHODBHAI HARSINGABHAI THAKORversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The application for successive regular bail was disposed of as not pressed, with permission granted to the applicant to withdraw it.

Summary

Bhupatbhai, an under‑trial prisoner, filed a successive regular bail application after the chargesheet. The State argued that only five witnesses remained for examination and the applicant sought permission to withdraw the bail application. The Court granted the permission to not press the application and directed the Sessions Judge of Banaskantha to expedite the trial of Sessions Case No. 28 of 2024 within three months. The application was therefore disposed of without any consideration of its merits. No substantive discussion on bail or evidentiary issues was made.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may be permitted to withdraw or not press a successive regular bail application after the chargesheet.
Whether the trial of the underlying case should be expedited by the Sessions Court.

Subjects

bailunder‑trial prisonersuccessive regular bailchargesheettrial expediteGujarat High Court

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/3756/2026                                                              ORDER DATED: 17/03/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

   R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR
        BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 3756 of 2026

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      BHUPATBHAI S/O RANCHHODBHAI HARSINGABHAI THAKOR
                              Versus
                        STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR NIRAV K PADHIYAR(5678) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                           Date : 17/03/2026

                                                 ORAL ORDER

          As the learned APP for the respondent – State has submitted that

only five witnesses are remaining for examination, at this stage the

learned Advocate for the applicant seeks permission to not press the

present application. Permission as prayed for is granted.
          Since the applicant is an Under Trial Prisoner the l earned Sessions

Judge, Banaskantha is directed to expedite the trial of Sessions Case
no.28 of 2024, and decide the same preferably within a period of 3
(three) months from the date of receipt of this order.
          Accordingly, present application stands disposed of as not pressed.

This Court has not gone into the merits of the case.




                                                                             (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)

ANKIT JANSARI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANKIT YOGESHBHAI JANSARI(HCW0109), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE I, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/03/2026 16:10:44




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