Bhauti Devi W/O Sampat v. the State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), Justice Sameer Jain, decided 13/11/2025; applicant Bhauti Devi W/o Sampat (62-year-old woman, no criminal antecedents) granted anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS in FIR No. 114/2025, Police Station Sadar Gangapur City, District Sawai Madhopur; offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 189(2) of BNS, 2023; counsel for applicant: Mohammed Rahil Kalam; Public Prosecutors opposing: Arti Sharma and Rhishi Raj Singh Rathore; release on arrest against personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each; standard conditions imposed (interrogation availability, no inducement/threat/promise, no exit from India without permission); merits expressly not commented upon; counsel submitted that the case is a cross FIR with a co-accused already enlarged on regular bail by the court below; no precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
In the event of arrest, the applicant Bhauti Devi W/o Sampat is to be released on bail by the S.H.O./I.O./Arresting Officer, Police Station Sadar Gangapur City, District Sawai Madhopur (F.I.R. No. 114/2025), upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to their satisfaction, subject to conditions: (i) she shall make herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) she shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or any police officer; and (iii) she shall not leave India without previous permission of the court.