Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(i) The accused person should be informed by the Court at the beginning of every trial that he may sit, if he desires to do so, and chairs or benches should, whenever available, be provided for this purpose. The accused must however, stand up, whenever he is addressed by the Court. (ii) At the time of hearing of the criminal case against the accused who are on bail the accused may ordinarily, instead of being made to sit in the dock, be allowed to sit at a convenient place set apart in the Court room, at a distance from the dais where the Judge or Magistrate sits.