VIJAYSING SHANKARBHAI VASAVAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Holding
The Court exercised its discretion to grant parole for 21 days with a personal bond and surety, subject to reporting and surrender conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Vijaysing Shankarbhai Vasava, applied for parole leave on the ground of needing to engage in winter farming. The State, represented by Ms. Jirga Jhaveri, waived service of the rule. The Court examined the applicant's request, the surrounding facts, and exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. It granted parole for a period of 21 days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.15,000 and an equal surety, and required the applicant to report to the police station on alternate days and surrender at the end of the period. No extension of the parole or reduction of the bond amount was permitted, and the rule was made absolute.
Issues considered
- Whether parole should be granted to the applicant on the ground of winter farming
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the parole such as bond, surety, police reporting, and duration
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/3087/2026 ORDER DATED: 05/03/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 3087 of
2026
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VIJAYSING SHANKARBHAI VASAVA
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 doing winter
farming.
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 21 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 a further
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R/SCR.A/3087/2026 ORDER DATED: 05/03/2026
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 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 17:46:21
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