R/SCR.A/12032/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12032 of 2026 ========================================================== JASMINBHAI BHARATBHAI KOTHARI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS RAKSHA KHATED FOR MR KAUSHIK H BAROT(12920) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR NIRAJ SHARMA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER Date : 17/08/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking parole leave on the ground of surgery of his wife which is fixed on 18.08.2026, for which, the applicant has to manage the funds to the extent of Rs.1,50,000/-. 2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service on behalf of the respondent – State. 3. Heard, the learned advocates for the parties. Learned advocate for the applicant has voluntarily submitted that the applicant is ready and willing to deposit an amount of Rs.2,00,000/-. 4. Having heard and considering the averments made in R/SCR.A/12032/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026 the petition, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein as well as the jail remarks, and the voluntarily submission made by learned advocate for the applicant for deposit of Rs.2,00,000/-, this Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner, on humanitarian grounds. 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/her actual release on 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 and on further condition that the petitioner deposits a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- before the Registry of this Court, and also 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) 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 17/08/2026 18:23:38