Shadan Khan S/O Seraj Khan Vs State of Rajasthan — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Shadan Khan S/O Seraj Khan Vs State of Rajasthan — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted to both petitioners (Shadan Khan and Ram Pravesh Singh) subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 2,00,000/- and two substantial and reliable sureties of Rs. 1,00,000/- each, with an undertaking to remain present before the trial court on every date of hearing; upon compliance, release on unconditional bail, if not wanted in any other case.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners/accused (Shadan Khan and Ram Pravesh Singh) are entitled to regular bail under Section 483 BNSS in connection with FIR No. 08/2025 of Police Station SOG, Jaipur, involving offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC, Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Rajasthan Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992, and Section 66D of the IT Act.

Court's answer

Since both bail applications relate to one and the same FIR, both are being disposed of together.

Ratio / Principle

The accused have been in custody for a long period, and the investigation and trial are likely to take time; this was weighed in favour of granting bail.

Key takeaways

After considering the nature of the evidence collected against the petitioners during investigation, the factual position of the case, the period of custody of the petitioners, the time likely to be taken in the inquiry and other circumstances, and without expressing any final opinion on the merits of the case, grant of the facility of bail to the petitioners appears justified.ratio¶¶29
Both bail applications are accepted, with the direction that if each petitioner/accused furnishes a personal bond of Rs. 2,00,000/- and two sureties of Rs. 1,00,000/- each to the effect that he shall remain present before the trial court on every date of hearing during the trial, the petitioners/accused - 1. Shadan Khan son of Seraj Khan and 2. Ram Pravesh Singh son of Parmarath Singh - shall be released on unconditional bail, if not wanted in any other case.ratio¶¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (Jaipur Bench) - Bail - Section 483 BNSS - Connected regular-bail applications of Shadan Khan (S.B. CRLMB No. 13948/2025) and Ram Pravesh Singh (S.B. CRLMB No. 15952/2025) against orders dated 07-10-2025 and 07-11-2025 of the court below, arising from FIR No. 08/2025, PS SOG Jaipur, for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC, Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Rajasthan Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992, and Section 66D IT Act - both applications relating to the same FIR disposed of together - defence pleaded false implication, custody since 19-09-2025 and 26-10-2025 respectively, and a connected FIR No. 958/2019 of PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow registered in the same examination matter - HELD: the accused are in custody for a long period and investigation and trial are likely to take time; without expressing any final opinion on the merits, and considering the nature of the evidence collected, the factual position, the period of custody and the time likely to be taken, bail granted - subject to personal bond of Rs. 2,00,000/- and two sureties of Rs. 1,00,000/- each and appearance before the trial court on every date of hearing; release on unconditional bail if not wanted in any other case. (Vinod Kumar Bharwani, J.; reserved 18/12/2025, pronounced 08/01/2026; neutral citation [2025:RJ-JP:51961])

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 13948/2025

Shadan Khan S/o Seraj Khan, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Mihinpurva, Police Station Motipur, District Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. (Presently Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur).

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through Learned Pp

----Respondent

Connected With

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15952/2025

Ram Pravesh Singh S/o Parmarath Singh, Aged About 50 Years, R/o House No. 5/288, Vipul Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (Presently Confined In Jaipur Central Jail).

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

----Respondent

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI

	Order
Reserved on	::	18/12/2025
Pronounced on	::	08/01/2026

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