Sunil Gupta S/O Shri Mahesh Chand Gupta v. State of Rajasthan
NDPS bail – Section 483 BNSS third bail application
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), Justice Anil Kumar Upman, order dated 11/09/2025 in S.B. Criminal Misc. 3rd Bail Application No. 10581/2025 (CRLMB-10581/2025): Sunil Gupta v. State of Rajasthan. NDPS Act, Sections 8/21 & 8/22; FIR No. 284/2022, PS Brahampuri, Jaipur City (North); alleged recovery of 6600 Alprazolam tablets, 818.04 grams, commercial quantity; Section 37 NDPS not an absolute bar; Section 483 BNSS; bail granted after ~3 years' custody, four witnesses pending, speedy trial violation; precedents relied on: Abdul Majeed Lone, Amit Singh Moni, Tapan Das, Ghanshyam Sharma, Nadeem, Suresh Kumar, Govind, Raju Ram v. State of Bihar (2023) 1 Supreme 670; bond Rs. 50,000/-, two sureties Rs. 25,000/- each; conditions incl. monthly police-station presence; earlier two bail applications dismissed by co-ordinate bench; no criminal antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Third bail application allowed; accused-petitioner Sunil Gupta to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court, subject to conditions: appearance before the trial court on all dates, no involvement in any other offence during currency of bail, presence in the first week of every month at the concerned police station (attendance register to be maintained by the SHO, who must report default to the Court), breach being ground for cancellation of bail; observations confined to the bail application and not to affect the trial; trial Court directed to verify whether any other NDPS case exists against the petitioner and, if so, not to accept the bail bonds.