RATILAL @ SURESHBHAI PUNJABHAI SOLANKIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Holding
The Court exercised its discretion and granted parole for three days with a Rs.15,000 personal bond and surety, subject to reporting and surrender conditions, and barred any further extension or reduction of the bond.
Summary
Ratilal @ Sureshbhai Punjabhai Solanki, a convicted prisoner, filed a special criminal application seeking an extension of parole leave to perform his mother's rituals and Varshi ceremony. The petition was argued by Ms. Akshitaba Solanki for the applicant and opposed by Mr. Vinay Vishen for the State. The Court examined the applicant's request, the circumstances of the case, and its discretion under parole law. It decided to grant parole for a period of three days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.15,000 with an equal surety, and conditions of reporting to the police on alternate days and surrendering after the parole expires. The order expressly barred any further extension or reduction of the bond amount, and the rule was made absolute.
Issues considered
- Whether parole can be granted on the ground of performing religious/ family rituals
- Whether the Court may impose a personal bond and surety as conditions for parole
- Whether an extension of parole beyond the stipulated period can be permitted
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/2092/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 2092 of
2026
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RATILAL @ SURESHBHAI PUNJABHAI SOLANKI
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR VINAY VISHEN, APP 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 filed by the Applicant for enlarging
his on Parole leave on the ground of performing certain rituals and
Varshi ceremony of his mother.
2. Heard learned Advocate Ms. Akshitaba Solanki for the
Applicant and learned APP Mr. Vinay Vishen appearing on behalf of
the Respondent - State.
3. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of Rule
on behalf of the Respondent State.
4. Having considered the ground mentioned in the Application
and considering the facts and circumstance of the case, this court is
inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the applicant.
5. The application is partly allowed. The Applicant is ordered to
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R/SCR.A/2092/2026 ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026
be released on Parole for a period of 03 days from the date of
actual release, upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 15,000/-
(Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with a surety of the like amount to
the satisfaction of the jail authority, and on further condition that
the Applicant shall mark his presence before the concerned police
station on every alternate day and surrender to the Jail authorities
on expiry of the Parole period. It is clarified that no extension shall
be granted on expiry of the Parole period and this Court shall also
not entertain any application for reduction of amount of personal
bond and surety.
6. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. Rule is
made absolute.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
KAJAL
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: KAJAL KISHORBHAI NAVLAKHA(HCD0076), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/02/2026 17:29:35
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