High Court of Gujarat

GANESHBHAI RANCHHODBHAI VEKARIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court exercised its discretion and granted parole leave for seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

The petitioner, Ganesbhai Ranchhodbhai Vekariya, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to arrange money for paying a fine. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court considered the ground raised and the jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. The petition was partly allowed, granting parole for seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 to the jail authority, with a direction to surrender after the leave period. The order was made absolute and communicated to the jail authority.

Issues considered

Whether parole leave can be granted on the ground of arranging money to pay a fine

Subjects

parolecriminal applicationfinediscretionbondjail authority

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/10236/2026                                    ORDER DATED: 20/07/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 10236 of
                           2026

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                    GANESHBHAI RANCHHODBHAI VEKARIYA
                                  Versus
                         STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS KRINA CALLA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                Date : 20/07/2026

                                 ORAL ORDER

1.      This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner

seeking parole leave on the ground of arranging money for

paying the fine amount.



2.      Rule.         Learned   Additional        Public   Prosecutor        waives

service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.



3.      Considering       the   application,       more      particularly,           the

ground mentioned therein as well as the jail remarks, this

Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the

present petitioner.



4.      The petition, therefore, succeeds and is partly allowed.

The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a

period of seven days from the date of his actual release on


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      R/SCR.A/10236/2026                                                              ORDER DATED: 20/07/2026




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

petitioner shall surrender to the jail authority on expiry of

the parole leave period forthwith.                                          Rule is made absolute

accordingly.



4.1       Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

authority, forthwith.


                                                                                  (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
PD
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PARUL DUTTA(HCD0073), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/07/2026 17:23:40




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