High Court of Gujarat

MEGHABHAI NARUBHAI MUNIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The petition for parole leave was rejected because the petitioner had absconded for 375 days without any justifiable reason.

Summary

Meghabhai Narubhai Muniya filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave from the High Court of Gujarat. The court examined the jail records which showed that the petitioner had absconded for 375 days after being released on furlough leave. No justifiable reason for the absconding was provided by the petitioner. The learned judge noted that the absence of any satisfactory explanation meant that the petitioner failed to make a case for parole. Consequently, the petition for parole leave was rejected by the court.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is eligible for parole leave despite having absconded for 375 days after a previous furlough leave without justifiable reasons

Subjects

parolecriminal applicationabscondingfurlough leaveHigh CourtGujarat

Judgment

  R/SCR.A/12296/2026(GJHC240635092026)                                          ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

   R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12296 of
                             2026

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                              MEGHABHAI NARUBHAI MUNIYA
                                        Versus
                               STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS. MAYURI P CHAUHAN(7069) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                          Date : 21/08/2026

                                            ORAL ORDER
1.       This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole

leave.


2.       Heard the learned advocates for the respective parties

and perused the papers available on record.


3.       The jail remarks indicate that the petitioner has been

absconding for a period of 375 days when lastly released on

Furlough leave. Further, no justifiable reasons have been

stated. Considering the same, no case is made out.                                                    The

petition is rejected, accordingly.




                                                                         (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
ADITYA SINGH/20
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ADITYA SINGH(HC02376), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 21/08/2026 15:59:00




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