PRAKASHJI CHAMANJI GALBAJI RAJPUTversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Holding
The court held that it may grant permission to withdraw the bail application, disposing of it as withdrawn, subject to the condition that a fresh bail application may be filed if the trial does not commence within three months.
Summary
The applicant, Prakashji Chamanji Galbaji Rajput, filed a regular bail application after the filing of a chargesheet in a criminal case before the Gujarat High Court. The applicant later sought the court's permission to withdraw the bail application. The learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. V. B. Malik, requested that the court allow the withdrawal at this stage of the proceedings. The court examined whether it could grant such permission and whether any conditions should be imposed. It granted the request, ordering the application to be disposed of as withdrawn, and directed that if the trial does not commence within three months, the applicant may file a fresh bail application. The order was pronounced by Justice Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant may withdraw a regular bail application after the chargesheet has been filed
- Whether the court can grant permission to withdraw the bail application at this stage
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/9212/2026 ORDER DATED: 30/04/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
CHARGESHEET) NO. 9212 of 2026
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PRAKASHJI CHAMANJI GALBAJI RAJPUT
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR V B MALIK(5071) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS JYOTI BHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 30/04/2026
ORAL ORDER
Mr. V. B. Malik, learned advocate for the applicant seeks
permission to withdraw this application at this stage.
Permission as prayed for is granted. Application stands
disposed of as withdrawn. However, if the trial does not commence
within three months, the applicant shall be at liberty to file fresh
bail application, in accordance with law.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
KAJAL
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: KAJAL KISHORBHAI NAVLAKHA(HCD0076), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 30/04/2026 17:54:57
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