R/SCR.A/16289/2025(GJHC240856522025) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (REGULARIZED DAY OF LATE SURRENDER) NO. 16289 of 2025 ========================================================== PRAVIN @ KALU BHANUPRASAD RAMNARAYAN YADAV Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ========================================================== Appearance: MR KAUSHIK H BAROT(12920) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER Date : 21/08/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Present application is filed by the applicant seeking regularization of period of late surrender of five days. 2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service. 3. Heard, learned advocate for the applicant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. 4. The learned advocate for the applicant submitted that the applicant could not surrender in time as he has to arrange the amount of expenses of marriage of his sister and also his health was also not well and accordingly, he urges to regularize the period of his late surrender, to which, the R/SCR.A/16289/2025(GJHC240856522025) ORDER DATED: 21/08/2026 learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed to. 5. Having heard and considering the averments made in the application, more particularly the ground mentioned in the application, as also, considering the period of late surrender and the fact that the applicant himself had surrendered before the concerned jail authority, this Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the applicant. This application is allowed, accordingly. The period of late surrender, as aforesaid, is hereby regularized. Rule is made absolute, accordingly. (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J) SRILATHA Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: SRILATHA VENKATARAO UPADHYAYULA(HC00185), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 21/08/2026 18:43:41