The High Court of Rajasthan granted interim bail under Section 482 CrPC and National Legal Services Authority Act to a 60-year-old senior citizen, holding that she does not require custodial investigation and is a first-time offender.
Interim bail was granted to the petitioner along with direction to treat senior citizen with compassion.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 16224/2024
Smt. Juhri W/o Mehmood, Aged About 60 Years, R/o Village Raipur Suketi Police Station Sikri District Deeg.
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. J S Rathore for Mr. Harendra Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. J S Rathode, PP
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
08/04/2025
izkfFkZ;k dh vksj ls /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr iqfyl Fkkuk lhdjh] ftyk&Mhx esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&349@2024 vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 121¼1½] 132] 262] 3¼5½ Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk] 2023 esa vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus gsrq ;g izkFkZuki= is'k fd;k x;k gSA
cgl lquh xbZA izkfFkZ;k ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd izkFkhZ dks izdj.k esa feF;k Qalk;k x;k gSA izkfFkZ;k ds fo:) /kkjk 121¼1½] 132] 262] 3¼5½ Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk ds vijk/k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gqbZ FkhA mudk rdZ gS fd izkfFkZ;k 60 o"kZ dh o`) efgyk gS rFkk mlds fo#) iwoZ dk dksbZ vkijkf/kd izdj.k lafLFkr ugha gSA iwoZ esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 09-01-2025 ds vuqlkj izkfFkZ;k us vuqla/kku esa Hkkx ys fy;k gS rFkk izkfFkZ;k dh fgjklr tkap ¼Custodial Investigation½ ds fy, dksbZ vko';drk ugha gSA vr% iwoZ esa ikfjr varfje LFkxu vkns'k dks iq"V djrs gq, izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;ksDrk dks vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA
blds foijhr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa vuqla/kku iw.kZ gks pqdk gS rFkk izkfFkZ;k ds fo#) vijk/k izekf.kr ik;k x;k gSA U;k;ky; }kjk
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iwNus ij fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us izdV fd;k fd izkfFkZ;k dh fgjklr tkap ¼Custodial Investigation½ ds fy, dksbZ vko';drk ugha gS] izdj.k dh dsl Mk;jh ns[kus ls Hkh ;g izdV gks jgk gSA mudk rdZ gS fd izdj.k iqfyldfeZ;ka ds lkFk ekjihV dk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa vfxze tekur dk ykHk iznku ugha fd;k tkosA
geus rdZ&fordZ ij euu fd;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA iwoZ esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 09-01-2025 dh ikyuk esa izkfFkZ;k }kjk vuqla/kku esa Hkkx ys fy;k x;k gSA izdj.k esa miyC/k rF;kRed fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj izkfFkZ;k ls vuqla/kku iw.kZ fd;k tk pqdk gS rFkk fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us Hkh izdV fd;k fd izkfFkZ;k dh fgjklr tkap ¼Custodial Investigation½ ds fy, dksbZ vko';drk ugha gSA izkfFkZ;k 60 o"kZ dh o`) efgyk gSA vr% rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, rFkk ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk izkfFkkZ;k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuki= Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA
ifj.kker% izkfFkZ;k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuki= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS rFkk izdj.k ds vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh@Fkkukf/kdkjh dks funsZ'k fn;s tkrs gSa fd og iqfyl Fkkuk lhdjh] ftyk&Mhx esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 349@2024 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk /kkjk 121¼1½] 132] 262] 3¼5½ Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk] 2023 esa izkfFkZ;k dks fxjQ~rkj fd;s tkus dh lwjr esa ;fn izkfFkZ;k muds larks"kizn ipkl gtkj :i;s dk O;fDrxr ca/ki= ,oa iPphl&iPphl gtkj :i;s jkf'k dh nks tekursa izLrqr dj rLnhd djok ns rks mls fuEu 'krkZas ds v/khu tekur ij vktkn dj fn;k tk, %
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
NIMIT GOYAL /70
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail is not maintainable where the petitioner is a first-time offender above 60 years of age with no custodial investigation requirement.
Whether bail can be granted as a matter of right to senior citizens under the National Legal Services Authority Act.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Juhri W/o Mehmood
State Of Rajasthan
Shubha Mehta
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