Pawan Kumar S/O Shivkumar Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2025)

Pawan Kumar S/O Shivkumar Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Enlargement of accused-applicant Pawan Kumar S/o Shivkumar on bail under Section 483 BNSS, conditional on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/each, together with a bank guarantee of Rs. 2,75,497/- or a solvent security to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge, and his appearance before the court concerned on all dates of hearing.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused-applicant, arrested for offence(s) under Section 408 of IPC in connection with FIR No.234/2024 (Police Station Ramganjmandi, District Kota (Rural)) and alleged to have syphoned money up to Rs. 2,75,497/-, should be granted bail under Section 483 BNSS.

Court's answer

On bare perusal of the record, the Court analysed that the allegation against the applicant is of syphoning money from people not belonging to affluent background, up to the quantum of Rs. 2,75,497/-.

Ratio / Principle

Taking into account the alleged quantum of Rs. 2,75,497/-, the fact that the matter at hand is purely civil in nature, the applicant's continuous custody since 08.10.2025, and the likelihood that the trial will take a long time, the Court was inclined to allow the bail application and enlarge the accused-applicant on bail.

Key takeaways

The Court allowed the bail application under Section 483 BNSS and ordered that accused-applicant Pawan Kumar S/o Shivkumar be enlarged on bail, provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/each, along with a bank guarantee of Rs. 2,75,497/- or a solvent security to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge, for his appearance before the court concerned on all dates of hearing.ratio¶¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

BAIL GRANTED UNDER SECTION 483 BNSS (Rajasthan HC, Jaipur Bench, Single Judge - Justice Sameer Jain, decided 10/11/2025; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 14496/2025): Accused-applicant Pawan Kumar S/o Shivkumar, confined in Sub District Jail Ramganjmandi since 08.10.2025 in connection with FIR No.234/2024 (Police Station Ramganjmandi, District Kota (Rural)) for offence under Section 408 of IPC, granted bail. Court analysed the allegation as syphoning of money from persons not belonging to affluent background up to Rs. 2,75,497/-, deemed the matter 'purely civil in nature', noted custody since 08.10.2025 and that the trial will take a long time, and accordingly allowed the application. Release conditioned on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/each, plus a bank guarantee of Rs. 2,75,497/- or a solvent security to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge, and appearance on all hearing dates.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 14496/2025

Pawan Kumar S/o Shivkumar, Resident Of Harijan Basti Mela Medan Bhawanimandi Police Station Bhawanimandi District Jhalawar At Present Ambika Colony Bhesodamandi Police Station Bhapur District Mandsor Madhya Pradesh (At Present Confined In Sub District Jail Ramganjmandi District Kota (Raj.)

----Applicant

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P.

----Respondent

For Applicant(s) : Mr. Bharat Lal Mali for Mr. Rohit Khandelwal For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rhishi Raj Singh Rathore, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

10/11/2025

The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS on behalf of accused-applicant. The accused-applicant was arrested in connection with FIR No.234/2024 registered at Police Station Ramganjmandi, District Kota (Rural) for the offence(s) under Section 408 of IPC.

Heard, considered and perused the record.

On bare perusal of the record, it is analysed that the allegation against the applicant is of syphoning money from people not belonging to affluent background upto the quantum of Rs. 2,75,497/-.

Considering the fact that the allegation against the applicant is of syphoning money and the quantum of the money is Rs.

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2,75,497/-; that the matter at hand is purely civil in nature; and the fact that the applicant is in custody ever since 08.10.2025; that the trial will take a long time and looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and material on record, this Court is inclined to allow the bail application of the accused-applicant and enlarge him on bail.

Accordingly, the bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that accused-applicant Pawan Kumar S/o Shivkumar shall be enlarged on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/each, along with bank guarantee of Rs. 2,75,497/- or a solvent security to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so.

(SAMEER JAIN),J

CHANDAN /209