High Court of Gujarat

PRATIKBHAI PRAVINBHAI PANVEKAR THROUGH PANVEKAR MANSHI PRATIKBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: P M RAVAL

Holding

The High Court dismissed the temporary bail applications and directed the petitioner to file the application before the trial court.

Summary

The petitioner, Pratikbhai Pravinbhai Panvekar, filed multiple criminal miscellaneous applications for temporary bail directly before the Gujarat High Court. The High Court noted that the petitioner had not first approached the trial court where the criminal proceedings are pending. The issue before the court was whether it could entertain and grant temporary bail without a prior application in the trial court. The court held that procedural rule requires the applicant to first seek temporary bail from the trial court. Consequently, the High Court disposed of all the applications, granting liberty to the petitioner to file the appropriate bail application before the trial court. The petitioner, appearing in person, was directed to approach the trial court accordingly.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can entertain a temporary bail application without a prior application before the trial court

Subjects

temporary bailjurisdictionhigh courttrial courtprocedural requirement

Judgment

             R/CR.MA/9070/2026                                                                     ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 9070 of
                                  2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9072 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9073 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9075 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9077 of 2026
                                  With
               R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 9078 of 2026
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             PRATIKBHAI PRAVINBHAI PANVEKAR THRO PANVEKAR MANSI
                                  PRATIKBHAI
                                     Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
     ==========================================================
     Appearance:
     PARTY IN PERSON(5000) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
     KRUTIK PARIKH APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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        CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

                                                         Date : 20/04/2026

                                                            ORAL ORDER


     1.          It transpires that the Applicant has directly approached
     this Court without preferring application before the concerned
     Trial Court.
     2.          In view of the above, captioned applications stand
     disposed of with a liberty that the Applicant shall prefer an
     application for temporary bail before the concerned Trial Court.
     3.          Party in person is present before this Court and is
     informed to approach the Trial Court.

                                                                                                              (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 20/04/2026
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