YOGENDRASINH CHANDUBHA ZALAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Holding
The court partially allowed the parole application, granting 21 days of parole with bond and conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Yogendrasinh Chandubha Zala, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave for 30 days on medical grounds. The respondent State of Gujarat, represented by Mr. Hardik Soni, waived service of the rule. After considering the applicant's grounds and the case circumstances, the court exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. The application was partially allowed, granting parole for 21 days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.15,000 with an equal surety, and imposing conditions of alternate‑day police reporting and surrender at the end of the period. The court also ordered the applicant to submit medical documents at surrender and declined any request to reduce the bond amount, stating no further extensions would be permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant is entitled to parole leave for the period sought under the applicable prison law
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/646/2026 ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 646 of 2026
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YOGENDRASINH CHANDUBHA ZALA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR HARDIK SONI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI
Date : 19/01/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. The present application is filed by the Applicant for enlarging
him on Parole leave for a period of 30 days on the ground
mentioned in the application.
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 Leave for a period of 21 days from the date
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R/SCR.A/646/2026 ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026
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 condition that the
applicant shall mark his presence before the concerned police
station on every alternate day and on a further condition that the
Applicant shall surrender to the Jail authorities on expiry of the
Parole period.
The applicant shall submit the medical case papers pertaining
to the treatment he intends to undergo during the period of his
parole leave to the Jail Authority at the time of his surrender.
5. This Court shall not entertain application for reduction of
amount of personal bond and surety.
6. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. It is hereby
clarified that no further extension shall be granted. Rule is made
absolute.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
PD
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PARUL DUTTA(HCD0073), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/01/2026 13:39:16
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