Harish Kumar Sharma S/O Ramgopal Sharma Vs State of… — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Harish Kumar Sharma S/O Ramgopal Sharma Vs State of… — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail allowed and interim order dated 18.03.2025 made absolute: in the event of arrest in FIR No. 54/2022 (PS Gangdhar, Jhalawar), the accused-applicants are to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each, subject to conditions of availability for interrogation, no inducement/threat/promise to dissuade disclosure, and no leaving India without previous permission of the court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS filed by the accused-applicants in connection with FIR No. 54/2022 (Police Station Gangdhar, District Jhalawar) should be allowed, and whether the interim protection dated 18.03.2025 should be made absolute.

Court's answer

Considering that the accused-applicants joined investigation as and when directed vide interim order dated 18.03.2025, and without commenting on merits/demerits of the case, the Court made the order dated 18.03.2025 absolute and allowed the anticipatory bail application.

Ratio / Principle

The S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, Police Station Gangdhar, District Jhalawar in FIR No. 54/2022 is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused-applicants Pradeep Kumar Dosi and Harish Kumar Sharma, they shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each.

Key takeaways

Bail is subject to conditions: the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required; shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to dissuade any person acquainted with the facts from disclosing them; and shall not leave India without previous permission of the court.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — S.482 BNSS — accused-applicants in FIR No. 54/2022, Police Station Gangdhar, District Jhalawar, for offences under Ss. 420, 467, 468 & 471 IPC — interim protection from arrest granted by Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 18.03.2025 subject to joining investigation — applicants complied and joined investigation as and when directed — without commenting on merits, Court made the interim order dated 18.03.2025 absolute and allowed the anticipatory bail application — in the event of arrest, release on bail on personal bond of Rs.50,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each, subject to standard conditions (availability for interrogation, no inducement/threat/promise, no leaving India without court permission).

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15737/2024

Pradeep Kumar Dosi S/o Parasmal Dosi, R/o Chomhala, Police Station Gangdhar, District Jhalawar (Raj.)

----Petitioner

Versus

The State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P.

----Respondent

Connected With

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15937/2024 Harish Kumar Sharma S/o Ramgopal Sharma, Aged About 47 Years, R/o Maalgodam Road Niche Mandi Kolvi Rajendrapur, Chaumhela District Jhalawar (Raj.)

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Rinesh Kumar Gupta
	Mr. Rohit Khandelwal
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Jai Prakash Tiwari,PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

19/03/2026

The instant bail application has been filed under Section 482 BNSS on behalf of accused-applicants. The accused-applicants were arrested in connection with FIR No. 54/2022 registered at Police Station Gangdhar District Jhalawar for the offence(s) under Sections 420, 467, 468 & 471 of IPC.

Learned counsel for the accused-applicants have submitted that vide order dated 18.03.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate

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Bench of this Court, an interim protection from arrest was granted to the applicants, subject to the condition that applicants join the investigation. In compliance of same, the applicants joined the investigation, as and when directed.

Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the instant bail application. 4. Having heard the contentions put forth by learned by the counsel for the parties, considering the fact that the accusedapplicants have already joined investigation as and when directed vide interim order dated 18.03.2025 and looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and material on record but without commenting on merits/demerits of the case, this court deems it appropriate to make the order dated 18.03.2025 absolute and allow the anticipatory bail application.

Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is allowed. The S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, Police Station Gangdhar District Jhalawar in F.I.R. No. 54/2022 is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused-applicants Pradeep Kumar Dosi S/o

Parasmal Dosi & Harish Kumar Sharma S/o Ramgopal

Sharma shall be released on bail, provided they furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- each with two sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer of the concerned Police Station on the following conditions:-

(i) that the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) that the applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise

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to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or any police officer, and

(iii) that the applicants shall not leave India without previous permission of the court.

(SAMEER JAIN),J

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