High Court of Gujarat

SUNIL KAUSHIK GAJANAND SHARMAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court exercised its discretion to grant temporary bail for 21 days on condition of a personal bond.

Summary

The applicant, Sunil Kaushik Gajanan Sharma, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail for 30 days to enable him to file an appeal before the High Court. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court considered the applicant's grounds, his satisfactory conduct in jail, and exercised its discretion in his favor. It granted temporary bail for 21 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and usual conditions, with a direction to surrender after the period expires. The order also made the rule absolute, permitting direct service.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail pending filing of an appeal

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurediscretionjail conductappealpersonal bond

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/7308/2026                              ORDER DATED: 10/04/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 7308 of
                            2026

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                          SUNIL KAUSHIK GAJANAND SHARMA
                                       Versus
                             STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MS SONALBEN C CHAVDA(12531) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
CHINTAN DAVE APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                 Date : 10/04/2026

                                   ORAL ORDER


1.      Present application has been filed by the applicant seeking
temporary bail for 30 days on the ground that he wants to file
appeal before this Court.


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


3.      Having heard and considering the averments made in the
application, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein, as
well as considering the jail remarks which indicate that his
conduct in jail is satisfactory, this Court is inclined to exercise
discretion in favour of the present applicant.


4.      The application, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part.
The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary bail for a



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           R/CR.MA/7308/2026                                                                      ORDER DATED: 10/04/2026




   period of 21 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 applicant shall surrender
   to the jail authority on expiry of the temporary bail period
   forthwith.


   4.1         Rule is made absolute accordingly.                                                     Direct service is
   permitted.




                                                                                              (SANJEEV J.THAKER,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 10/04/2026
16:25:03




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