High Court of Gujarat

RAJUBHAI S/O KALIDAS ROHITversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court exercised its discretion to grant parole leave for one week on condition of a personal bond.

Summary

Petitioner Rajubhai applied for parole leave to enable him to file an appeal against his conviction. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The court examined the petition, the specific ground of seeking parole for filing an appeal, and the jail remarks. Exercising its discretion, the court found merit in the petition and granted parole. The petitioner was ordered to be released on parole for one week upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000, with a direction to surrender after the parole period.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave for the purpose of filing an appeal

Subjects

parolecriminal procedureappealdiscretionbond

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/8236/2026                                    ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 8236 of
                               2026

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                          RAJUBHAI S/O KALIDAS ROHIT
                                    Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR AVANIDHAR M THAKORE(10377) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                Date : 18/06/2026

                                 ORAL ORDER


1.      This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole

leave      on the ground to file an appeal.



2.      Rule.         Learned   Additional        Public    Prosecutor        waives

service on behalf of the respondent – State.



3.      Heard, the learned advocates for the parties.



4.      Having heard and considering the averments made in

the petition, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein

as well as the jail remarks, this Court is inclined to exercise

discretion in favour of the present petitioner.



5.      The petition, therefore, succeeds and is partly allowed.



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       R/SCR.A/8236/2026                                                               ORDER DATED: 18/06/2026




The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a

period of one week from the date of his/her actual release on

his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten

Thousand) to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority

on usual terms and conditions, with a direction that the

petitioner shall surrender to the jail authority on expiry of

the parole leave period forthwith.                                            Rule is made absolute

accordingly.



           Direct service is permitted.


                                                                                    (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE/27


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 18/06/2026 15:27:02




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