Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194Nominal IndexSatrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187 State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026...
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
Nominal Index
Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
Judgments/Orders
Case title: Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12593 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
The Gujarat High Court has summoned the Law Officers branch, observing that the sessions court had "prima facie exceeded its jurisdiction" under S.483 BNSS which relates to bail, by referring its order to various state authorities for implementation of Supreme Court's directions in mob lynching cases.
Notably the sessions court had denied bail to three accused of assaulting forest and police personnel, observing that it was a land grabbing offence and the District Magistrate needs to take appropriate action.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 918 of 2008
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of sweet shop owners accused of food adulteration, after noting that in absence of any evidence that aluminium foil coating on Kaju Katli sample was injurious to health, the mere use of such foil for coating the sweet would not make it adulterated. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187]
Justice Hemant M Prachchhak said that the findings recorded by the trial Court was not justified and it was not in consonance with the facts of the present case, even though there was a legal principle as enunciated by the Supreme Court which was brought to the trial court's notice.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors.
R/CC/2/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2022, R/CR.A/1917/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2023, R/CR.A/2106/2023, R/CR.A/727/2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 7) upheld a 2022 Special Court order awarding death sentence to 38 and life imprisonment to 11 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case, which claimed 56 lives.
Case title: Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12421 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man booked for extorting the complainant by threatening of creating defamatory videos against him using Artificial Intelligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189]
It was alleged that the applicant and the co-accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy, collected confidential information relating to the complainant and the witness, and by using Artificial Intelligence created defamatory videos to extort money from them. It was alleged that the accused persons demanded an amount of Rs. 23,00,000/- from the complainant.
Case title: Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3246 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
The Gujarat High Court has held that where a suit for divorce is premature, having been presented within 1 year of marriage which is barred under Section 14 Hindu Marriage Court, the family court cannot decide the issue on merits and can only either return the plaint or dismiss it reserving the parties' right to file afresh. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190]
The husband had filed an appeal before the high court against family court's judgment dismissing his suit for divorce filed under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) Hindu Marriage Act, on the preliminary ground of limitation.
Case title: Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13468 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a law student booked in a cheating FIR, involving various allegations including opening of bank accounts in the name of fictitious firms and transferring money received from cricket betting. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191]
The applicant was arrested in an FIR lodged under BNS Sections 318(4)(cheating), 336(4)(forgery), 338(Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 340(Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), 61(criminal conspiracy).
Case title: Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15095 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
The Gujarat High Court granted to bail to two accused booked in an assault case, after noting that the sessions court had without going into merits rejected their bail plea amid allegations of attempt by certain members of high court staff to influence the proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192]
Justice Hasmukh D Suthar noted that the FIR was registered against the applicants under Sections 323(voluntarily causing hurt), 324(voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 325(voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 504(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 114(Abettor present when offence is committed) IPC.
Case title: Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2424 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
The Gujarat High Court has held that government employees cannot claim a right or insist that the official quarters allotted to them during service should be sold to them post retirement, adding that unauthorized occupation of Government quarters amounts to unlawful deprivation of scarce public resources. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193]
In doing so the court dismissed an appeal preferred by the President of an association challenging a trial court order which rejected his suit to continue residing in government quarters along with a prayer to purchase the quarters.
Case title: Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1775 of 2017
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's claim for possession over his relative's property despite expiry of 2-year license agreement, observing that the owner had permitted the defendant to stay at his premises gratuitously for a limited period and out of their relationship which cannot be used to claim tenancy rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194]
Justice JC Doshi noted that the defendant was in need of residential premises, as he was about to retire from service. The court noted that the defendant was looking for the residence for limited time period and the plaintiff out of goodwill and the relationship shared with the defendant offered his house.