High Court of Gujarat

LALCHAND ALIAS BODIYO KALUJIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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

Holding

The court exercised its discretion to grant parole for ten days on condition of a personal bond of Rs.10,000.

Summary

Lalchand alias BodiYo Kaluji filed a special criminal application seeking parole leave to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice for the State. The court examined the applicant's grounds and jail remarks and decided to exercise its discretion in his favor. The petition was partly allowed, granting the petitioner parole for ten days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 to the jail authority. The petitioner must surrender to the jail authority at the end of the parole period.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole leave on the ground of financial assistance to his family

Subjects

parolecriminal procedurefinancial assistancediscretionbond

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/9942/2026                                       ORDER DATED: 16/07/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 9942 of
                               2026

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                          LALCHAND ALIAS BODIYO KALUJI
                                     Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN A SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                   Date : 16/07/2026

                                    ORAL ORDER


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

seeking parole leave              on the ground of financial assistance to

his family.



2.      Rule.         Learned      Additional        Public    Prosecutor        waives

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



3.      Considering         the     application,      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.



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

The petitioner is ordered to be released on parole for a



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                 R/SCR.A/9942/2026                                                ORDER DATED: 16/07/2026




          period of ten days from the date of his/her actual release on

          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.



          4.1      Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail

          authority, forthwith.


                                                                                (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
          URIL RANA




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RANA URIL K(HC01406), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 16/07/2026 16:59:35




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