High Court of Gujarat

ARSAN @ ARMAAN @ BHOLU SALIMBHAI ISHABHAI LAKHANI THROUGH LAKHANI SOFINA ARSANBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI

Holding

The Court partially allowed the application, granting temporary bail for ten days subject to bond and surety conditions.

Summary

Arsan @ Armaan @ Bholu Salimbhai Ishabhai Lakhani applied for temporary bail, citing the death of his grandmother as a compassionate ground. The State, through its counsel, waived service of notice. The High Court examined the application and, finding the ground sufficient, partially allowed it by granting temporary bail for ten days. The bail was conditioned on a personal bond of Rs.25,000 with an equal surety, daily police reporting, and surrender to the jail at the end of the period. The Court expressly barred any further extension of the bail and refused any application to reduce the bail amount. The order was signed by Justice Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail on the ground of the death of his grandmother

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurebail bondcompassionate groundsGujarat High Court

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/5496/2026                         ORDER DATED: 03/03/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 5496 of
                            2026

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      ARSAN @ ARMAAN @ BHOLU SALIMBHAI ISHABHAI LAKHANI
              THROUGH LAKHANI SOFINA ARSANBHAI
                           Versus
                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MS SONALBEN C CHAVDA(12531) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. JIRGA JHAVERI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
       DESAI

                           Date : 03/03/2026

                            ORAL ORDER


1.     This application is preferred by the applicant for temporary

bail for a period of 30 days on the ground of death of applicant’s

grandmother namely Rabiaben Isabhai Lakhani as mentioned in

the application.

2.     RULE. Learned APP waives service of notice Rule on behalf

of the respondent-State.

3.     Considering the ground mentioned in the application, this

Court is of the opinion that the present application requires

consideration and the same is therefore partly allowed. The

applicant is ordered to be released on temporary bail for a period

of 10 days from the date of actual release on the applicant



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        R/CR.MA/5496/2026                                                    ORDER DATED: 03/03/2026




  furnishing a personal bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five

  Thousand) with one surety 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 daily

  presence before the concerned police station.

  4. The applicant shall surrender before the concerned jail

  authority on expiry of the temporary bail period.

  5.       The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. It is

  hereby clari1ed that no further extension shall be granted and

  further the Court shall not entertain any application for

  reduction of amount of Bail bond and surety. Rule is made

  absolute accordingly.


                                                         (UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
  ANIRUDH OJHA




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 03/03/2026 17:14:28




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