RAYDHAN GOVINDBHAI DANGARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant parole for 14 days with a personal bond and surety, subject to reporting and surrender conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Raydhan Govindbhai Dangar, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to provide financial assistance to his family. The respondent State of Gujarat, represented by Ms. Jirga Jhaveri, waived service of the rule. The High Court considered the applicant's grounds and the circumstances of the case and exercised its discretion in his favour. The court ordered parole for a period of 14 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 and an equal surety, with the condition that the applicant report twice daily to the police station and surrender after the parole period. No extension of parole or reduction of bond amount was permitted. The rule was made absolute, and the application was allowed in the terms specified.
Issues considered
- Whether parole should be granted to the applicant on the ground of providing financial assistance to his family
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the grant of parole
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/3083/2026 ORDER DATED: 05/03/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 3083 of
2026
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RAYDHAN GOVINDBHAI DANGAR
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS JIRGA JHAVERI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 05/03/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is led by the Applicant for
enlarging him on Parole leave on the ground of providing
nancial assistance to the family.
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 the
case, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the
applicant.
4. The application is partly allowed. The Applicant is
ordered to be released on Parole for a period of 14 days from
the date of actual release, upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.
25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with a surety of
the like amount to the satisfaction of the jail authority, and on a
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R/SCR.A/3083/2026 ORDER DATED: 05/03/2026
further condition that the Applicant shall mark his presence
before the concerned police station twice in a 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 any application for
reduction of amount of personal bond and surety.
5. 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 05/03/2026 17:45:55
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