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High Court of Gujarat

FAIYAZ AHMED S/O. RIYAJ AHMED THROUGH ASHFAKHUSEN FAIYAZAHMED SAIYEDversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal
58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

Holding

The court partially allowed the application, granting parole for 21 days with a personal bond and sureties, and barred any further extension or reduction of the bond.

Summary

The petitioner, Faiz Ahmed, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking an extension of parole leave. The State opposed the application but waived service of the rule. The court examined the jail remarks and the grounds presented by the petitioner. Exercising its discretion, the court found merit in granting parole. It ordered the petitioner’s release on parole for 21 days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the same amount and required daily reporting to Vatva police station. The order further barred any further extension of parole or reduction of the bond amount.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner is entitled to be granted parole leave under the applicable provisions

Subjects

parolebail bondsuretycriminal procedurehigh court discretionrelease conditions

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/722/2026                              ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 722 of 2026

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     FAIYAZ AHMED S/O. RIYAJ AHMED THROUGH ASHFAKHUSEN
                     FAIYAZAHMED SAIYED
                              Versus
                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
ARBAAZKHAN A PATHAN (9532) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MOHAMADZAID I SAIYED(8411) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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            led by the applicant for

       enlarging him on Parole Leave on the ground mentioned in

       the application.

2.     Heard learned Advocate for the Applicant and learned APP

       appearing on behalf of the Respondent – State.

3.     Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of

       Rule on behalf of the respondent-State.

4.     Having considering the jail remarks and ground mentioned

       in the Application, this Court is inclined to exercise

       discretion in favour of the applicant.

5.     This application is partly allowed. The applicant is ordered

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        R/SCR.A/722/2026                                                   ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026




          to be released on Parole Leave for a period of 21 days from

          the date of actual release, upon furnishing a personal bond

          of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with

          two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the

          jail authority, and on further conditions that the Applicant

          should mark his daily presence before the Vatva police

          station, till the expiry of the Parole Leave Period.

 6.       The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. It is

          hereby clari ed that no further extension shall be granted

          and further the Court shall not entertain any application for

          reduction of amount of Bail bond and surety. Rule is made

          absolute.

                                                        (UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
 ANIRUDH OJHA




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 19/01/2026 18:35:14




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