High Court of Gujarat

SANJAY @ KALU DHARAMPAL YADAVversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court directed the concerned authority to decide the petitioner's application for regularization of late surrender as expeditiously as possible.

Summary

The petitioner, Sanjay @ Kalu Dharampal Yadav, filed a special criminal application seeking regularization of his late surrender. The application for regularization was pending before the concerned authority. The petitioner approached the High Court of Gujarat for relief. The Court examined the record and noted that the application remained undecided. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition, directing the concerned authority to decide the application as expeditiously as possible and to inform the petitioner of the outcome. No substantive merits of the surrender were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the concerned authority to decide a pending application for regularization of late surrender expeditiously

Subjects

regularization of late surrenderspecial criminal applicationhigh court orderexpeditious decisioncriminal procedure

Judgment

          R/SCR.A/5321/2026                                                                 ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (REGULARIZED DAY OF LATE
                      SURRENDER) NO. 5321 of 2026

  ==========================================================
                                 SANJAY @ KALU DHARAMPAL YADAV
                                              Versus
                                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR HARSH M SURTI(3907) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR SIKANDER SAIYED(3458) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

       CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                    Date : 20/04/2026

                                                      ORAL ORDER


  1.         This petition is filed by the petitioner for regularization of
  late surrender.


  2.         From the record, it transpires that the application for
  regularization of late surrender of the petitioner is pending
  decision before the concerned authority.


  3.         In view of the above, this petition is being disposed of with a
  direction to the concerned authority to decide the application of
  the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Outcome be informed
  to the petitioner, accordingly.



                                                                                         (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
  SRILATHA

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SRILATHA VENKATARAO UPADHYAYULA(HC00185), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/04/2026 15:38:52




                                                            Page 1 of 1

Search Indian case law

Ask in plain English, not just keywords. 25,000 AI words free, no card.

Try "regularization of late surrender"Sign in to search