IRFAN SIRAJ PADA THROUGH SHEHNAJBANU D/O. SIRAJ PADAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Holding
The court allowed the parole application, granting a three‑day parole with a Rs. 25,000 bond and surety, subject to reporting conditions and no further extension.
Summary
The applicant, Irfan Siraj Pada, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to attend the funeral rites of his grandmother who died on 31 January 2026. The court examined the compassionate ground raised and the surrounding circumstances. Exercising its discretion, the court granted parole for a period of three days, subject to a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 with an equal surety, and required daily reporting to the police station and surrender at the end of the period. The order expressly barred any further extension of parole or reduction of the bond amount. The application was allowed in the terms specified.
Issues considered
- Whether parole should be granted on compassionate grounds to attend a relative's funeral rites
- Whether the conditions of bond and surety imposed are appropriate and lawful
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/2010/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 2010 of
2026
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IRFAN SIRAJ PADA THROUGH SHEHNAJBANU D/O. SIRAJ PADA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR DIPAK H SINDHI(5710) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 10/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is led by the applicant for
enlarging him on parole leave on the ground of attending
the after-death rituals of his grandmother, who expired
on 31.01.2026.
3. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives
service of rule on behalf of the respondent State.
4. Having considered the ground mentioned in the
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R/SCR.A/2010/2026 ORDER DATED: 10/02/2026
application and considering the facts and circumstance of
the case, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in
favour of the applicant.
5. The applicant is ordered to be released on parole for
a period of 03 (three) days from the date of his actual
release, upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/-
(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with one 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 day
and shall surrender to the jail authorities on expiry of the
parole period. It is hereby clari ed that, no further
extension shall be granted on expiry of the parole period
and also the Court shall not entertain any application for
reduction of amount of bail bond and surety.
6. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.
Rule is made absolute.
(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 10/02/2026 18:06:19
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