<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anirudhsinh Jadeja, entangled in a series of political and criminal disputes, has suffered another setback after the Supreme Court cancelled the relief it had granted him only a day earlier. The top court ruled that he must surrender no later than 8 pm on September 19.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Thursday, Jadeja had requested more time to prepare for his surrender, and the court allowed him a seven-day extension. However, on Friday at 10.30 am, the matter returned to the bench following a petition and arguments presented by the opposing counsel.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">After hearing these submissions, the judges withdrew the temporary stay and ordered Jadeja to present himself the same day. His legal troubles intensified after the Gujarat High Court struck down the remission of his life sentence last month.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The High Court set aside the remission order issued by jail authorities, criticised the government&rsquo;s handling of the process, and instructed Jadeja to surrender by September 18.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">He immediately appealed to the Supreme Court, which upheld the High Court&rsquo;s decision but granted him short-term relief. That leniency has now been rescinded.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The case traces back to August 15, 1988, when Congress MLA Popat Sorathiya was shot dead during a flag-hoisting ceremony at Sangramsinhji High School in Gondal. Investigators alleged that Jadeja carried out the killing due to political rivalry.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reports on Thursday suggested that Jadeja would surrender at Junagadh jail once his final day of relief expired. Late that night, however, he secured an interim stay from the Supreme Court, briefly extending his deadline by a week. That order has now been revoked.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The latest hearing was presided over by Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih, who confirmed that Jadeja must comply with the surrender order by Friday evening or face further consequences.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jadeja&rsquo;s legal troubles are not limited to the Sorathiya case. He and his son Rajdeepsinh were named in a police complaint filed at Gondal Taluka station in connection with the suicide of Patidar youth Amit Khunt.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Both have remained untraceable for the past four months, with Rajkot Rural Police still unable to apprehend them. Although Jadeja has surrendered his passport through his lawyer, failure to follow the Supreme Court&rsquo;s directive is expected to invite strict action.</span></div>

Anirudhsinh Jadeja ordered to surrender after Supreme Court withdraws relief

SC Orders Jadeja to Surrender Today

Anirudhsinh Jadeja ordered to surrender after Supreme Court withdraws relief

September 19, 2025 | 19:21 IST