High Court of Gujarat

RASIKBHAI BHARATBHAI BHALIYA THRO DIPALI RASIKBHAI BHALIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court directed the concerned authority to decide the pending parole application within one week.

Summary

The petitioner, Rasikbhai Bharatbhai Bhalia, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking parole leave. The application for parole was pending before the concerned authority at the time of filing. The petitioner’s counsel, Ms. Manjula R. Chauhan, requested the High Court to intervene for a speedy decision. The Court noted that the matter was purely administrative and that the authority should decide the parole application promptly. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the petition, directing the authority to decide the parole application within one week and to inform the petitioner of the outcome.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the concerned authority to decide a pending parole application expeditiously.

Subjects

parolespecial criminal applicationhigh courtprocedural directioncriminal procedure

Judgment

          R/SCR.A/5382/2026                                                                  ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 5382 of
                                  2026

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     RASIKBHAI BHARATBHAI BHALIYA THRO DIPALI RASIKBHAI BHALIYA
                               Versus
                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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   Appearance:
   MS.MANJULA R CHAUHAN(6871) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
   MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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        CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                     Date : 20/04/2026

                                                       ORAL ORDER


   1.         This petition is filed by the petitioner for parole leave.


   2.         From the record, it transpires that the application for parole
   leave 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, preferably within a
   period of one week.                             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 15:41:31




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