High Court of Gujarat

ISMAIL @PINTU IBRAHIM KHOKHAR THRO KHOKHAR NILOFAR ISMAILversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The court held that temporary bail should be granted for 14 days on the condition of a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

Ismail @Pintu Ibrahim Khokhar applied for temporary bail, citing his daughter's upcoming engagement as a personal reason. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The Gujarat High Court, after hearing the parties and considering the petitioner's jail remarks, exercised its discretion in his favour. The court granted temporary bail for 14 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and the condition that the petitioner surrender to the jail authority at the end of the period. Direct service of the order was also permitted.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to temporary bail on the ground of his daughter's engagement
Whether the court may exercise its discretion to grant temporary bail despite the prosecution's waiver of service

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurediscretionpersonal circumstancesbondGujarat High Court

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/4320/2026                           ORDER DATED: 16/03/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 4320 of
                            2026

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 ISMAIL @PINTU IBRHIM KHOKHAR THRO KHOKHAR NILOFAR ISMAIL
                           Versus
                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
DR. KHUSHBU P VYAS(7040) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
ROHAN SHAH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                             Date : 16/03/2026

                              ORAL ORDER


Draft amendment is allowed. To be carried out forthwith.


1.     This petition is     led by the petitioner seeking temporary
bail for a period of 30 days on the ground of daughter’s
engagement.


2.     Rule.         Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives
service on behalf of the respondent – State.


3.     Heard, the learned advocates for the parties.


4.     Having heard and considering the averments made in the
petition, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein as
well as the jail remarks of the Applicant, this Court is inclined
to exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner.


5.     The petition, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part.


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            R/CR.MA/4320/2026                                                                      ORDER DATED: 16/03/2026




     The petitioner is ordered to be released on temporary bail for a
     period of 14 days from the date of his actual release on his
     furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten
     Thousand) to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority on
     usual terms and conditions, with a direction that the petitioner
     shall surrender to the jail authority on expiry of the temporary
     bail period forthwith. Rule is made absolute accordingly.


     5.1        Direct service is permitted.
                                                                                                              (P. M. RAVAL, J)
     MMP


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHENDRA MOHANBHAI PUROHIT(HCD0074), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 16/03/2026
14:51:32




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