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Gujarat High Court
Rajubhai Parvatbhai Parmar vs State Of Gujarat on 18 March, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE
CHARGESHEET) NO. 6526 of 2026
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RAJUBHAI PARVATBHAI PARMAR
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR KEVAL G BRAHMBHATT (BAROT)(9900) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR KRUTIK PARIKH, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 18/03/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Heard learned advocate appearing on behalf of the
applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor
appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.
2. Rule. Learned APP waives service of rule on behalf
of the respondent-State.
3. The applicant has filed this application under
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Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023 for enlarging the applicant on Regular Bail in
connection with FIR being C.R. No. 11197035260084 of
2026 registered with Desar Police Station, Vadodara for
the offence punishable under Sections 65(a), 65(e), 81,
98(2) and 116-B of the Gujarat Prohibition Act.
4. Learned advocate for the applicant would submit
that, considering the role attributed to the applicant, and
nature of the allegation levelled, the applicant may be
enlarged on regular bail. It is further submitted that, the
applicant is ready and willing to abide by all the
conditions that may be imposed by this Court, if released
on bail.
5. As against the same, learned Additional Public
Prosecutor appearing for the respondent - State has
vehemently objected to the grant of regular bail. Learned
APP has submitted that looking to the nature of offence
and the role attributed to the present applicant, this
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Court may not exercise discretion in favour of the
applicant and the application may be dismissed.
6. I have heard learned advocates appearing on behalf
of the respective parties and perused the papers.
Following aspects are considered:-
i. The applicant is a permanent resident of Anand,
hence would be available at the time of trial;
ii. The applicant was a driver of the truck which was
intercepted by the police;
iii. Co-accused who was the cleaner of the said vehicle
has been granted regular bail by this court vide order
dated 10.03.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Application
No. 5963 of 2026.
iv. The applicant has one antecedent of similar nature;
7. This Court has taken into consideration the law laid
down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sanjay
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Chandra v. Central Bureau of Investigation reported
in [2012] 1 SCC 40.
8. In the facts and circumstances of the case and
considering the nature of the allegations made against
the applicant in the First Information Report, without
discussing the evidence in detail, prima facie, this Court
is of the opinion that, this is a fit case to exercise the
discretion and enlarge the applicant on regular bail.
9. Hence, the applicant is ordered to be released on
bail in connection with F.I.R. registered as C.R. No.
11197035260084 of 2026 registered with Desar Police
Station, Vadodara, on executing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/-
(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties
of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court
and subject to the conditions that he shall;
[a] not take undue advantage of liberty or misuse
liberty;
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[b] not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the
prosecution;
[c] surrender his passport, if any, to the trial court
within a week, and if he does not possess a passport,
he shall file an affidavit to that effect;
[d] not leave the local limits of Anand and Vadodara
district without prior permission of the Trial Court
concerned;
[e] furnish the present address of his residence to the
I.O. and to the Court at the time of execution of the
bond and shall not change his residence without prior
intimation to the I.O. and the court;
[f] mark his presence on every Monday before the
concerned police station for one year;
[g] not indulge in similar kind of offence hereinafter,
for which, he shall file affidavits before the concerned
court and the police station.
10. The Authorities will release the applicant only if he
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is not required in connection with any other offence for
the time being. If breach of any of the above conditions is
committed, the Sessions Court concerned will be at
liberty to take appropriate action in accordance with law.
11. Bail bond to be executed before the trial court
having jurisdiction to try the case. It will be open for the
concerned Court to delete, modify and/or relax any of the
above conditions in accordance with law.
12. At the stage of trial, the competent court shall not be
influenced by any observations of this Court which are of
preliminary nature, made at this stage only for the
purpose of enlarging the applicant on regular bail. The
application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. Rule is
made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is
permitted.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J)
DIVYA
