Shyam Pratap Singh S/O Late Shri Nathuram v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 2nd Bail Application No. 13257/2024; second bail application dismissed 15/04/2025; bail denied; Section 483 BNSS 2023; FIR No. 21/2024 Police Station Mansarovar Jaipur City (South); NDSP Act Sections 8/20, 8/21, 8/22; custody since 06.01.2024; SHO identification of contraband without specialised expert; police team cannot always have FSL expert; samples sent to FSL; petitioner accountable for delay in trial per order-sheets; 04.12.2024 nomination form contesting bar election; 27.01.2025 change of lawyer; first bail application No. 2671/2024 dismissed 14.08.2024; Shakti Gurjar v. State bail precedent No. 13814/2023 decided 30.07.2024; Ganesh Ram Meena, J.; petitioner Shyam Pratap Singh; Public Prosecutor Rishi Raj Singh Rathore; counsel Ravindra Saini.
What did the court decide?
It is not possible for the police team to have an FSL expert along at all times; where police persons prima facie find the seized articles to be narcotic drugs, the seizure is prepared, the case registered and samples sent to the FSL, and the petitioner makes no case that the samples tested at the FSL are not narcotic drugs — hence the objection to police-only identification does not support bail.