SHAILESH VINODCHANDRA PARMARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The court exercised its discretion and granted parole for seven days subject to a bond and surrender conditions.
Summary
Shailesh Vinodchandra Parmar filed a special criminal application seeking parole on the grounds that a dispute had been settled and he needed to manage financial funds. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service on behalf of the State. The High Court, after hearing the parties, exercised its discretion in favor of the petitioner. It granted parole for a period of seven days, conditioned upon the furnishing of a personal bond of Rs.10,000 to the jail authority and required the petitioner to surrender at the end of the leave. The order was made absolute and direct service was permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave on the basis of settlement of a dispute and need to manage financial funds.
- Whether the waiver of service by the Additional Public Prosecutor affects the court's discretion to grant parole.
Subjects
Judgment
R/SCR.A/9019/2026 ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 9019 of
2026
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SHAILESH VINODCHANDRA PARMAR
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS. AARTI R. MISTRY(18822) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAVAL, 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 is filed by the petitioner seeking parole
leave on the ground of settlement of the dispute as well as
manage financial fund.
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.
The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a
period of seven days from the date of his actual release on
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R/SCR.A/9019/2026 ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026
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.
5.1 Direct service is permitted.
(SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
Manoj Kumar Rai
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MANOJKUMAR RAI(HC01072), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 02/07/2026 16:21:32
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