High Court of Gujarat

YAGNIKBHAI JAYANTIBHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The Court held that the office objections must be removed by 16 June 2025, otherwise the matters will stand dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners, Piyush Bipinchandra Parikh and others, filed a series of special criminal applications seeking to quash proceedings and to join parties. The State of Gujarat, represented by the Public Prosecutor, opposed the applications. The Court examined whether the pending office objections should be removed before the matters could proceed. It also considered the propriety of serving notice through the Public Prosecutor. The Court directed that all office objections be withdrawn by 16 June 2025, and warned that failure to do so would result in dismissal of the matters for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the pending office objections must be removed before the criminal applications can be entertained
Whether notice can be served through the Public Prosecutor in the present proceedings
Whether the applications should be dismissed for non‑prosecution if objections are not removed

Subjects

criminal applicationquashoffice objectionsnotice servicenon‑prosecutionpublic prosecutor

Judgment

 R/SCR.A/7398/2020                       ORDER DATED: 09/06/2025




        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 7398 of 2020

                            With
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR JOINING PARTY) NO. 1 of 2021
     In R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7398 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7051 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 6648 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7194 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7355 of 2020
                            With
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR JOINING PARTY) NO. 1 of 2021
     In R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7355 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7370 of 2020
                            With
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR JOINING PARTY) NO. 1 of 2021
     In R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7370 of 2020
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 7829 of 2020
                            With
        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 11641 of 2020
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 728 of 2020
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 1378 of 2020
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 3265 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 6070 of 2021
                            With
       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 6047 of 2021
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 6691 of 2021
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 6730 of 2021
                            With
    CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2021
       In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 6730 of 2021
                            With
         R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7172 of 2021



                          Page 1 of 3
   R/SCR.A/7398/2020                        ORDER DATED: 09/06/2025




                              With
       CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2025
         In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7172 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 7690 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 10485 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 10712 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13451 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14530 of 2021
                              With
       CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2023
        In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14530 of 2021
                              With
        R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4536 of 2023
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15437 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15664 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15754 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15980 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 16171 of 2021
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15285 of 2020
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 15522 of 2020
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 16039 of 2020
                              With
          R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 16809 of 2020
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 2923 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9455 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9695 of 2021
==========================================================
                PIYUSH BIPINCHNADRA PARIKH
                            Versus
   STATE OF GUJARAT NOTICE TO BE SERVED THROUGH PUBLIC
                    PROSECUTOR & ANR.
==========================================================


                            Page 2 of 3
        R/SCR.A/7398/2020                                                  ORDER DATED: 09/06/2025




  Appearance:
  MR SUNIL S JOSHI(2925) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  VIVAN T SHAH(7947) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR.PARTH CONTRACTOR(7150) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
  PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

                                          Date : 09/06/2025

                                            ORAL ORDER

           Office objections to be removed on or before 16.6.2025,

  failing which, the matters will stand dismissed for non-prosecution.


                                                                                      (J. C. DOSHI,J)
  MANISH MISHRA




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MANISH MISHRA(HC01776), STENO GR II, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/06/2025 17:21:17




                                                 Page 3 of 3

Search Indian case law

Ask in plain English, not just keywords. 25,000 AI words free, no card.

Try "criminal application"Sign in to search