High Court of Gujarat

RANIYABHAI REMLABHAI RATHVAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The Court granted temporary bail for 10 days with a personal bond and reporting conditions.

Summary

The petitioner, Raniyabhai Ramlabhai Rathva, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail for 30 days on the ground of financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. After hearing the applicant's averments and considering the jail remarks, the Court exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant. The Court granted temporary bail for a period of 10 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and a condition to report to the nearest police station on alternate days. The order also directed the applicant to surrender to the jail authority at the expiry of the bail period.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail on the ground of financial assistance to his family
Whether the Court should exercise its discretion to grant temporary bail despite the prosecution's waiver of notice

Subjects

temporary bailcriminal procedurediscretionpersonal bondpolice reportingbail conditions

Judgment

     R/CR.MA/7534/2026                                ORDER DATED: 30/03/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 7534 of
                            2026

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                         RANIYABHAI RAMLABHAI RATHVA
                                     Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR BK OZA(516) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
ROHAN RAVAL APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                               Date : 30/03/2026

                                ORAL ORDER


1.     Present application has been                led by the applicant
seeking temporary bail for 30 days on the ground of                    nancial
assistance to his family.


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, 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 period of 10 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


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            R/CR.MA/7534/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 30/03/2026




    usual terms and conditions, with a further condition to mark
    presence before the nearest police station alternative days
    during such period and 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 today
    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 30/03/2026
15:56:24




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