Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Muslim Cleric Accused Of Religious Conversion, Solemnizing Minor's Marriage
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a Muslim cleric who was accused of religious conversion and solemnizing a minor's marriage without verifying proof of age. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 281]The accused was booked under Sections 64(2)(i), 64(2)(m), 137(2), 87, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS; Sections 4, 6, 17, 18 of the POCSO Act, Sections 9 & 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 4A...
Gujarat High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Woman Accused Of Facilitating, Recording Rape
Such acts impact 'feeling of safety' of women in society, Court said.
LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 5 - October 11, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 271 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 279Nominal IndexPravinsinh Vajesing Parmar v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 271Vinodchandra Chandrakant Thaker & Anr. v/s Kiritkumar Parshottam Dhokai, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 272Suman Bishnoi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 273State of Gujarat v/s Hemitben Ishwarji Thakor & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj)...
Unmerited Appeal Against Motor Accident Award Is Abuse Of Process, Aggravates Victim's Hardship: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court observed that the statutory right of appeal, though valuable, cannot be used to re-agitate issues already settled by binding precedents and in a manner that results in abuse of the process of law and aggravates victim's hardship. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 279]While dismissing an insurance company's appeal against a motor accident award, the High Court further held that Income...
Won't Let Surat Corporation Back Out From Agreement To Rehabilitate Residents Whose Homes Were Razed: Gujarat High Court Remarks
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 9) orally remarked that it will not permit Surat Municipal Corporation, which it said had earlier agreed to provide accommodation to residents whose homes were razed during an "illegal" demolition drive in June, to attempt to back out of the agreement. Previously, Surat Municipal Corporation had vehemently disputed the claim of residents affected by...
Gujarat High Court Refuses To Examine 16-Year-Old As Witness To Mother's Alleged Adultery, Says Child Can't Be Used As Pawn
The Gujarat High Court has refused to permit a man to examine his minor son in order prove his wife's alleged adultery, observing that the child cannot be used as a pawn to show that the mother was living in adultery as it is always open for the husband to prove it through other evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 277]The court was hearing the father's plea who had sought summoning of his minor son...
'Case Of Adolescent Love': Gujarat High Court Quashes POCSO FIR, Says Girl Voluntarily Left Parent's Home
The Gujarat High Court quashed a kidnapping and POCSO case against a man after noting that this was a case of "adolescent love" wherein the girl was in relationship with the accused and had voluntarily left her parents home as her father was pressuring her to marry someone else. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 276]The court was hearing a man's plea seeking quashing of an FIR under Sections 363...
Saree With Deity's Artwork On Lower Portion, 'Pallu' Doesn't Outrage Religious Feelings Or Disrupt Public Order: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that mere printing or selling of saree, textile materials containing artistic depictions of a deity or revered icon, even if appearing on lower border/Pallu of the garment, cannot automatically be presumed to be an act driven by deliberate malice or calculated to disrupt public order and outrage religious feelings. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 275]The court was hearing...
Caste-Based Insult Not In 'Public View', Eyewitness Didn't Support Prosecution: Gujarat High Court Upholds SC/ST Act Acquittal
The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of three persons accused of using caste-based slurs and assaulting the complainant, observing that the eyewitness did not support the prosecution case in proving that the alleged derogatory words were used with an intent to insult in public. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 274]It was alleged that the accused persons knew that the complainant belonged to...
Gujarat High Court Directs FIR Against 'Unknown Person' Over Alleged Custodial Death Of Trade Service Officer In CBI Custody
The Gujarat High Court has directed registration of an FIR "against an unknown person" and investigation by Deputy Inspector General of Police, CID Crime, into the alleged custodial death of Indian Trade Service officer who allegedly died in CBI custody in connection with an illegal gratification case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 273]The deceased's wife had approached the high court claiming that...
Non-Consensus Between Parties Can't Justify 7-Year Delay In Filing Appeal: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court refused to condone delay of over 7 years in filing an appeal against a trial court order concerning a civil suit, observing that non-consensus between petitioners over filing of appeal as well as Covid-19 pandemic were not sufficient causes to condone delay. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 272]The court was hearing a plea challenging an appellate court order which had dismissed...