SANKARLAL S/O RUPAJI KIKAJI MINA (BARGOTA)versusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The court exercised its discretion and granted temporary bail for a limited period subject to a personal bond and surrender conditions.
Summary
Sankarlal applied for temporary bail for 15 days, citing his daughter's marriage as the reason. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court, after hearing counsel and noting jail remarks that the applicant had not been released earlier, exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant. The application was partially successful and the applicant was ordered to be released on temporary bail from 26.04.2026 to 27.04.2026 upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000. He was directed to surrender before the jail authority on the morning of 28.04.2026.
Issues considered
- Whether temporary bail should be granted on the ground of the applicant's daughter's marriage
- Whether the court may exercise discretion to grant temporary bail despite the applicant not having been released earlier
- Effect of the Additional Public Prosecutor's waiver of service of notice on the bail application
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/9803/2026 ORDER DATED: 24/04/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 9803 of
2026
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SANKARLAL S/O RUPAJI KIKAJI MINA (BARGOTA)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR TARUN H RAWAT(13044) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
DHWANI TRIPATHI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 24/04/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application has been filed by the applicant
seeking temporary bail for 15 days on the ground of the
marriage of his daughter.
2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives
service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.
3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon
considering the averments made in the application,
particularly the ground stated therein, as well as the jail
remarks indicating that the applicant has not been released
earlier, this Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of
the present applicant.
4. The application, therefore, partly succeeds and is
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R/CR.MA/9803/2026 ORDER DATED: 24/04/2026
allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary
bail for the period from 26.04.2026 to 27.04.2026, upon
furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten
Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the concerned jail
authority and subject to usual terms and conditions, with a
direction that the applicant shall surrender before the jail
authority on 28.04.2026 in the morning.
4.1 Rule is made absolute accordingly. Direct service is
permitted today.
(P. M. RAVAL, J)
MOHD SAIF ULLAH
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MOHD SAIF ULLAH(HC02372), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/04/2026 14:04:28
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