Shyamlal S/O Gangaram Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2025)

Shyamlal S/O Gangaram Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

The bail application of petitioner Shyamlal S/o Gangaram is accepted; he is to be released on bail in the present case (FIR No. 174/2025, Sections 8/15 NDPS Act), if not otherwise required in any other case, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- and two sufficient and reliable sureties of Rs. 50,000/- each before the learned trial court, with appearance on fixed dates and whenever required.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner/accused, arraigned in FIR No. 174/2025 under Sections 8/15 of the NDPS Act for an alleged joint recovery with the co-accused of 45.700 kg of 'afim doda post/chura' claimed to be below commercial quantity, and who has 23 previously registered cases (only one narcotics-related), is entitled to regular bail under Section 483 BNSS, the chargesheet having been filed and the trial expected to take time.

Court's answer

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the material on record and the period of detention undergone by the petitioner/accused, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court found it appropriate to extend the benefit of bail to the petitioner/accused.

Ratio / Principle

The bail is granted subject to the condition that the petitioner furnishes a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- and two sufficient and reliable sureties of Rs. 50,000/- each before the learned trial court, and appears before it on the dates fixed and whenever called upon.

Key takeaways

If the petitioner's presence is not otherwise required in connection with any other case, he is to be released on bail in the present case.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted - NDPS (Sections 8/15) - Regular bail application under Section 483 BNSS by Shyamlal S/o Gangaram in FIR No. 174/2025: alleged joint recovery, along with co-accused Anil, of 45.700 kg of 'afim doda post/chura' from a vehicle, claimed to be below commercial quantity; 23 earlier cases registered against the petitioner, of which only one pertains to contraband; chargesheet filed and trial expected to take time; the co-accused's bail application No. 6788/2025 dated 10-07-2025 had already been allowed by a coordinate bench of this Court. Considering the facts and circumstances, the material on record and the period of detention, and expressly without commenting on the merits, the High Court extended the benefit of bail to the petitioner subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- and two sufficient and reliable sureties of Rs. 50,000/- each, with appearance before the trial court on fixed dates and whenever required; release on bail in the present case if not otherwise required. (Chandra Prakash Shrimali, J., 10-10-2025.)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 10545/2025

Shyamlal S/o Gangaram, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Chotiyon Ki Dhani, Dhavan, Police Station Jhanwar, District Jodhpur Rural, Rajasthan. (At Present Confined In Central Jail Ajmer, District Ajmer).

----Petitioner

Versus

State of Rajasthan, Through PP

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mahendra Kumar Naharwal, Adv. Ms. Indra Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI

Order

10/10/2025

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MANISH SAINI /01 (S)