High Court of Gujarat

GAFURBHAI DAUDBHAI VAHORAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The court exercised its discretion and granted the petitioner a 14‑day furlough leave upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.5,000.

Summary

The petitioner, Gafurbhai Dau... Vahora, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking furlough leave while incarcerated. The State, represented by counsel, waived service of notice of the rule. The court considered the petitioner's application and the jail's remarks, and, exercising its discretion, decided in favor of the petitioner. The petition was allowed, granting a 14‑day furlough on condition that the petitioner furnishes a personal bond of Rs.5,000 to the jail authority. The order directs the petitioner to surrender to the jail at the end of the furlough period, and the registry is instructed to communicate the order to the concerned jail authority.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to be granted furlough leave under the applicable provisions governing special criminal applications

Subjects

furlough leavespecial criminal applicationdiscretionpersonal bondsurrenderjail authority

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/8894/2026                                         ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (FURLOUGH LEAVE) NO. 8894 of
                           2026

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                          GAFURBHAI DAUDBHAI VAHORA
                                     Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAWAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                    Date : 02/07/2026

                                     ORAL ORDER


1.     This petition, through jail, is filed by the petitioner

seeking furlough leave.



2.     Rule.          Learned       Additional        Public    Prosecutor        waives

service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.



3.     Considering application of the petitioner as well as the

jail remarks, this Court is inclined to exercise discretion in

favour of the present petitioner.



4.     The petition, therefore, succeeds and is allowed.                                 The

petitioner is ordered to be released on furlough for a period

of 14 days from the date of his actual release on his

furnishing        a      personal     bond      of    Rs.5,000/-      (Rupees        Five



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       R/SCR.A/8894/2026                                                               ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026




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 furlough leave period forthwith.                                           Rule is made absolute

accordingly.



4.1       Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

authority, forthwith.


                                                                                    (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE/102

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 02/07/2026 15:15:14




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