LAGHDHIRBHAI @ GADI LAKHMANBHAI GOHILversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE
Holding
The court partially allowed the application, granting parole for 21 days subject to a personal bond, surety, reporting conditions, and no further extension.
Summary
The petitioner, Laghdhirbai @ Gadi Lakhmanbhai Gohil, filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave for a period of 30 days. The respondent State of Gujarat opposed the application, and the respondent’s counsel, Mr. Hardik Soni, appeared for the State. The court examined the grounds raised by the petitioner and the surrounding facts and circumstances of the case. Exercising its discretion, the court decided to grant parole but reduced the period to 21 days and imposed a personal bond of Rs.15,000 with an equal surety. The court also stipulated that the petitioner must report to the police station on alternate days and surrender to the jail at the end of the parole period. No further extension of parole was permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should grant parole leave to the petitioner and, if so, on what terms
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/706/2026 ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 706 of 2026
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LAGHDHIRBHAI @ GADI LAKHMANBHAI GOHIL
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/706/2026 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.
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 13:59:12
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