In a bail application under the Benami Transactions Act, 1988, the court declined interim bail after observing disapproval of Section 37. Relying on SC precedent that Section 37 invalidity does not invalidate pending prosecutions, the court remarked that long-delayed prosecutions require interim release.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 3rd Bail Application No. 10610/2025
Arif Ahmed @ Arif Bachcha S/o Rafeek Ahmed, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Behind Kanya Chhatrawas Kotdi Police Thana Gumanpura District Kota Rajasthan. (At Present Confined At Central Jail Kota).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Special Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abdul Kalam Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
11/09/2025
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(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J
RAMESHWAR PRASHAD /9
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 37 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 is valid and if long-pending prosecutions validate Sections 121 and 122.
Whether to grant interim bail to the petitioner in a pending criminal prosecution.
Whether disapproval of Section 37 undermines validity of other cited sections.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Narcotics Control Bureau Vs. Mohit AggarwalRelied on¶22
2022 LiveLaw (SC) 613
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Arif Ahmed
State Of Rajasthan
Praveer Bhatnagar
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