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Nandlal Sahu S/O Sh. Raju Sahu v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC11 Feb 2025CRLMB/15203/2024

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What is this about?

NDPS bail; S. 8/20 NDPS Act; ganja recovery 7 kg 210 grams held non-commercial; S. 483 BNSS regular bail; custody since 18.11.2024; charge-sheet filed; no prior NDPS case; prior S. 363 IPC case (marriage with prosecutrix); personal bond Rs. 50,000; two sureties Rs. 25,000 each; FIR No. 355/2024 PS Adarsh Nagar Jaipur City East; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15203/2024 [CRLMB-15203/2024]; Justice Praveer Bhatnagar; order dated 11/02/2025; bail allowed.

What did the court decide?

Regular bail granted to petitioner Nandlal Sahu S/o Raju Sahu, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 and two sureties of Rs. 25,000 each, appearance before the trial court on fixed dates and whenever required, and provided he is not required in any other case. ¶21

Nandlal Sahu S/O Sh. Raju Sahu Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner-applicant is entitled to regular bail under Section 483 BNSS in FIR No. 355/2024 (Police Station Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur City East), registered for offence under Section 8/20 NDPS Act, having regard to the alleged recovery and his period of custody.

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Court's answer

The court noted that the charge-sheet under Section 8/20 NDPS Act had already been presented before the competent court, and that the petitioner had no previous case under the NDPS Act.

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Ratio / Principle

The court found that the quantity of ganja recovered from the petitioner's possession is not commercial quantity and falls in the category below commercial quantity.

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Key takeaways

Considering that the trial was likely to take a long time and that the petitioner had been in custody since 18-11-2024, the court considered the bail application fit to be accepted.ratio¶20
Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the court considered the petitioner's bail application fit to be accepted and accepted it.ratio¶20
Bail was ordered subject to the petitioner furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 and two solid and reliable sureties of Rs. 25,000 each, with appearance before the trial court on fixed dates and whenever required, provided he is not needed in any other case.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — Regular bail under S. 483 BNSS in FIR No. 355/2024, Police Station Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur City (East), for offence under S. 8/20 NDPS Act. Recovery from the applicant was 7 kg 210 grams of ganja, which the court held to be below commercial quantity. Applicant in custody since 18.11.2024; charge-sheet already presented; no previous case under the NDPS Act; one prior case under S. 363 IPC in which the prosecutrix herself married the applicant. Trial expected to take a long time. Held, bail application accepted: release on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 with two sureties of Rs. 25,000 each, subject to appearance before the trial court as directed and provided the applicant is not wanted in any other case.

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[2025:RJ-JP:5998]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15203/2024

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Nandlal Sahu S/o Sh. Raju Sahu, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village Rahud Pakriya, Post Kodabhat, Police Station Shivrinarayan, District Janjgeer, Champa, Chhatisgarh. (At Present Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shivam Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR

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Order

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11/02/2025

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(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J

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RAMESHWAR PRASHAD /98

Nandlal Sahu S/O Sh. Raju Sahu v. State of Rajasthan

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