KANABHAI @ KANU @ KANAIYALAL VAJABHAI ASODAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The court granted parole for ten days on condition of a personal bond and compliance with standard terms.
Summary
The petitioner, Kanabhai Asoda, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave for 30 days to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State of Gujarat. The court examined the petitioner's claim, noting that he had been released from jail in April 2025 and considered the financial hardship ground. Exercising its discretion, the court granted parole but reduced the period to ten days, subject to a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and standard conditions, including surrender at the end of the leave and restriction from leaving Gujarat. The order also directed the petitioner to mark his presence twice at the police station during the parole period.
Issues considered
- Whether parole leave should be granted on the ground of financial assistance to the petitioner's family
- Whether the court may exercise discretion to modify the period of parole and impose conditions
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/4098/2026 ORDER DATED: 30/03/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 4098 of
2026
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KANABHAI @ KANU @ KANAIYALAL VAJABHAI ASODA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS SONALBEN C CHAVDA(12531) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 30/03/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole leave
for a period of 30 days on the ground to provide financial
assistance to his family.
2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service
on behalf of the respondent – State.
3. Heard, the learned advocates for the parties.
4. Having heard and considering the averments made in the
petition, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein as well
as the jail remarks from which it appears that the petitioner was
lastly released in the month of April 2025, this Court is inclined to
exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner.
5. The petition, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part. The
petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a period of ten
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R/SCR.A/4098/2026 ORDER DATED: 30/03/2026
days from the date of his actual release on his furnishing a
personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) to the
satisfaction of the concerned jail authority on usual terms and
conditions, with a direction that the petitioner shall surrender to
the jail authority on expiry of the parole leave period forthwith. He
shall not leave the State of Gujarat during this period and mark his
presence twice during this period before the concerned police
station. Rule is made absolute accordingly.
5.1 Direct service is permitted.
(P. M. RAVAL, J)
R.S. MALEK
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RIYAZMIYA SABIRMIYA MALEK(HC00180), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 30/03/2026 14:47:30
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