JAYANTIBHAI NANJIBHAI RATHODversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The Court exercised its discretion and granted the petitioner a seven‑day parole on condition of a personal bond and compliance with reporting requirements.
Summary
The petitioner, incarcerated and represented through the jail, applied for parole leave citing the need to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The Court considered the petitioner's grounds and jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in his favor. The petition was partly allowed, granting the petitioner a seven‑day parole on condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and complying with police reporting requirements. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period.
Issues considered
- Whether parole should be granted on the ground of financial assistance to the petitioner's family
- Whether the Court may exercise its discretion to grant parole in the absence of a formal notice
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the grant of parole
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/12176/2026(GJHC240629182026) ORDER DATED: 20/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12176 of
2026
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JAYANTIBHAI NANJIBHAI RATHOD
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR VINAY VISHEN, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER
Date : 20/08/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner
seeking parole leave on the ground of providing
financial assistance to the family.
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
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R/SCR.A/12176/2026(GJHC240629182026) ORDER DATED: 20/08/2026
actual release on furnishing a personal bond of
Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) to the satisfaction of
the concerned jail authority on usual terms and
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conditions and mark his presence on 3 & 5 day before
the concerned Police Station, 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)
Manoj Kumar Rai
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MANOJKUMAR RAI(HC01072), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/08/2026 15:27:59
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