VANZARA JAYESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI THRO BALVANTBHAI LAXMANJI VANJARAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant parole for 21 days with a personal bond and surety of Rs. 15,000, imposing reporting conditions and prohibiting any extension or reduction of the bond.
Summary
The applicant, Vanzara Jayeshbhai Rameshbhai Thro Balvantbhai Laxmanji Vanjara, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave while appealing his conviction. The court considered the applicant's request, the circumstances of the case, and exercised its discretion in his favor. It ordered his release on parole for a period of 21 days, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 15,000 and a surety of the same amount. Additional conditions required the applicant to report to the concerned police station every alternate day and to surrender to jail authorities at the end of the parole period. The court expressly barred any extension of the parole period or any application for reduction of the bond amount. Consequently, the application was allowed on the terms specified.
Issues considered
- Whether parole may be granted to a convicted person while an appeal against the conviction is pending
- Whether the court may impose a personal bond and surety as conditions for parole
- Whether the court can restrict extension of parole and refuse reduction of bond amount
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/1156/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 1156 of
2026
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VANZARA JAYESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI THRO BALVANTBHAI LAXMANJI
VANJARA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR DINESHKUMAR J PRAJAPATI(9979) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR VINAY VISHEN, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 12/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is led by the applicant for
enlarging him on parole leave on the ground of ling
appeal against his conviction.
2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives
service of rule on behalf of the respondent State.
3. Having considered the ground mentioned in the
application and considering the facts and circumstance of
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R/SCR.A/1156/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
the case, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in
favour of the applicant.
4. The applicant is ordered to be released on parole for
a period of 21 days from the date of his actual release,
upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees
Fifteen Thousand only) with a surety of like amount to the
satisfaction of the jail authority, and on a further
condition that the applicant shall mark his presence
before the concerned police station every alternate day
and surrender to the jail authorities on expiry of the
parole period. It is clari ed that, no extension shall be
granted on expiry of the parole period and this court shall
also not entertain application for reduction of amount of
personal bond and surety.
5. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.
Rule is made absolute accordingly.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
DIVYA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DIVYA NAIR(HC00199), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/02/2026 17:27:53
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