High Court of Gujarat

MOHAMMED JAVED BISMILLAH KHAN THAKOREversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court held that without any justifiable reason, a request for regularization of late surrender cannot be granted.

Summary

The applicant filed a Special Criminal Application seeking regularization of a period of late surrender. The Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the State of Gujarat, waived service. Both sides were heard before the Hon'ble Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker. The court found that the application did not disclose any justifiable reasons for granting regularization of the late surrender. Consequently, the application was rejected and the rule was discharged.

Issues considered

Whether a period of late surrender can be regularized in the absence of justifiable reasons

Subjects

late surrenderregularizationcriminal procedurespecial criminal applicationGujarat High Court

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/10264/2026                                                             ORDER DATED: 20/07/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (REGULARIZED DAY OF LATE
                   SURRENDER) NO. 10264 of 2026

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                    MOHAMMED JAVED BISMILLAH KHAN THAKORE
                                    Versus
                          STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS. AARTI R. MISTRY(18822) 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.        Present application is filed by the applicant seeking

regularization of period of late surrender.



2.        Rule.         Learned              Additional              Public          Prosecutor               waives

service.



3.        Heard,          learned           advocate             for      the       applicant            and        the

learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent –

State.


4.        Considering the application, no justifiable reasons are

stated         in      the       application              for      regularization                of      the       late

surrender.             Hence,           this        application              is      rejected.            Rule         is

discharged.


                                                                                  (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 17:39:35

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