STATE OF GUJARAT vs DOLLY KANTILAL PATEL

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14177 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13795 of 2018 With CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (DIRECTION) NO. 1 of 2018 In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13795 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13793 of 2018 With CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (DIRECTION) NO. 1 of 2018 In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13793 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13794 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13791 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13357 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14181 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14179 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14180 of 2018 With R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14182 of 2018 ===========================================================
CHIRAG MAHESHBHAI PATHAK Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & 1 other(s)
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Appearance:
MS ARCHANA R ACHARYA(2475) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR HARDIK SONI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR YATIN OZA, SENIOR ADVOCATE assisted by MR ANIL PATEL for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ===========================================================
CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE Date : 22/09/2022

ORAL ORDER

1. This group of applications is filed under Section 439(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code against order of grant of bail by the Sessions Court. All the applications are based on identical facts and raise similar issues and hence, with consent of learned Advocates for the parties, are taken up for joint hearing and disposal.

2. At the outset, it appears to be a case of valuable land, wherein 6 FIRs were filed, details of which are set out in tabular form as under:-

Sr. No.	Date and FIR No.	Name and Regn. Of Society	Survey No. And Village	Period and Place of Offence	Name of accused
1	C.R.No.I-5 of 2012 dated 21.05.2012 registered with Gandhiangar CID Crime PS	Balasinor Society Plot No.A/71 GH-11136	S.No.320, 320/1, 329, 332 Village-Pipaliya	Since 1984 to till 21.05.2012	Kantibhai Ambalal Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Ashok Desaibhai Patel, Sachin Rajendra Patel, Haresh Shashikant Patel, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel
2	C.R.No.I-50 of 2013 dated 19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara	Balasinor Society GH-11136	S.No.320, 320/1, 329, 332 Village-Pipaliya Area-1, 14, 426 Sq.Mtr	20.07.2011 to 28.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura	Kantibhai Ambalal Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Haresh Shashikant

					Patel, Vikas Ramesh More, Chandubhai, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel
3	C.R.No.I-51 of 2013 dated 19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara	Valkeshwar Society GH-11133	S.No.45 and 47 Village Kamlapura Area-49, 979 Sq.Mtrs	15.07.2011 to 29.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura	Kantibhai Ambalal Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Sachin Rajendra Anuben, Chandubhai, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel
4	C.R.No.I-52 of 2013 dated 19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara	Parla Society GH-11134	Sr.No.54 Village Kamlapura Area-69, 706 Sq.Mtrs	13.07.2011 to 29.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura	Kantibhai Ambalal Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Jitendra Shashikant Patel, Bhanuben Kantilal Patel, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel
5	C.R.No.I-53 of 2013 dated 19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara	Alkapuri Society GH-11135	S.No.46, 48 and 49 Village Kamlapura, Area-94, 900 Sq.Mtrs	11.07.2011 to 29.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura	Kantibhai Ambalal Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Ashokbhai Desaibhai Patel, Bhartiben Ashokbhai Patel, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel, Chandubhai
6	C.R.No.I-54 of 2013 dated	Khetawdi Society	S.No.50, 51, 52A, 52B	25.07.2011 to	Kantibhai Ambalal

	19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara	GH-11486	Village Kamlapura, Area-96, 519 Sq.Mtrs	29.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura	Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Kishore N. Bhatt, Dilip Manibhai Patel, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel

19.02.2013 registered with Makarpura P.S. Vadodara

GH-11486

Village Kamlapura, Area-96, 519 Sq.Mtrs

29.09.2011 at 60, Vimal Society, Makarpura

Patel, Dollyben Kantilal Patel, Kishore N. Bhatt, Dilip Manibhai Patel, Jashbhai Shankerbhai Patel

2.1 The present applications are filed for cancellation of bail in connection with the aforesaid FIRs. Some of the applications are filed by the victim /complainants whereas some are filed by the State represented through the District Registrar.

3. Learned Senior Advocate Mr.Yatin Oza for the respondents-accused has brought to the notice of this Court the subsequent development as the civil litigation had reached till the stage of the Apex Court and before the Apex Court, the respondents-accused have filed affidavit, relinquishing rights of the family members as well as respondents from the land in dispute in respective litigation. With consent of the learned Advocates for the contesting parties, learned Senior Advocate has placed on record copy of such affidavit filed in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.10896 of 2018 and allied matters, which fact is not disputed by other side. Similarly, in First Appeal No.1827 of 2021 also, declaration-cum-affidavit is filed by the respondent and family members on the same line, to which also, there is no dispute.

Accordingly, subject suit in respective land dispute would stand withdrawn.

4. Learned Advocate for the private complainants has admitted to filing of such declaration-cum-aff

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