Salim @ Kala S/O Ajima Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Salim @ Kala S/O Ajima Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Accused-petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the Trial Court, with the stipulation to appear before that Court (or any Court to which the matter is transferred) on all subsequent dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused-petitioner is entitled to bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with FIR No. 324/2024, Police Station Tapukda, District Bhiwadi. +1 more

Court's answer

The bail application is allowed; the accused-petitioner is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac Only) with two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) each to the satisfaction of the Trial Court, with the stipulation that he shall appear before that Court or any Court to which the matter is transferred on all subsequent dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so.

Ratio / Principle

The learned Public Prosecutor could not controvert the submission that the accused-petitioner was arrayed as an accused solely on the basis of the statements of the co-accused.

Key takeaways

Taking into consideration that the accused-petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2025, that police after completion of investigation has submitted the charge-sheet, and that he was made an accused on the basis of the statement of the co-accused, the Court, without expressing any opinion on merits and demerits of the case, deemed it just and proper to enlarge the accused-petitioner on bail.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — Section 483, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — FIR No. 324/2024, Police Station Tapukda, District Bhiwadi, for offences under Sections 121(1), 132, 109(1) BNS 2023, Sections 5, 8, 9 Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter And Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, Sections 16, 54 Rajasthan Excise Act and Sections 3, 25, 5, 27 Arms Act — accused-petitioner arrayed as an accused solely on the basis of statements of co-accused, a submission the Public Prosecutor could not controvert — accused in custody since 10.12.2025 and charge-sheet filed after completion of investigation — bail allowed without expressing any opinion on merits and demerits of the case — release directed on personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac Only) with two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) each to the satisfaction of the Trial Court, with stipulation to appear on all subsequent dates of hearing.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 281/2026

Salim @ Kala S/o Ajima, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Alapur Police Station Shekpur Ahir District Khairthal-Tijara (Raj.) (At Present Confined In Sub Jail Kishangarhbas).

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through PP

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sumer Singh Ola For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sriram Dhaka, P.P.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA

Order

15/04/2026

The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 on behalf of accused-petitioner in connection with FIR No. 324/2024 registered at Police Station Tapukda, District Bhiwadi for offence under Sections 121(1), 132, 109(1) of BNS 2023 and under Sections 5, 8, 9 Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter And Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act and under Sections 16, 54 of the Rajasthan Excise Act and under Sections 3, 25, 5, 27 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that accused-petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case after a lapse of one year. He also submits that the accused-petitioner has been arrayed as an accused solely on the basis of the statements of the co-accused which solely cannot be a ground of conviction of

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the accused-petitioner. He further submits that after the arrest of the petitioner no test identification parade was conducted and he is in custody since 10.12.2025 and police after completion of the investigation has submitted charge-sheet in the matter.

Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application submits that there are several other criminal cases are pending against the accused-petitioner.

Considered the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Public Prosecutor.

The learned Public Prosecutor is not in a position to controvert the submission made by the learned counsel for the accused-petitioner that the accused-petitioner has been arrayed as an accused solely on the basis of the statements of the coaccused.

Taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case and more particularly the fact that accused-petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2025 and Police after completion of the investigation has submitted charge-sheet in the matter and accused-petitioner has been made an accused on the basis of the statement of the co-accused, this Court without expressing any opinion on merits and demerits of the case, deems just and proper to enlarge the accused-petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, this bail application is allowed and it is directed that accused-petitioner shall be released on bail provided that he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/(Rupees One Lac Only), together with two sureties in the sum of

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Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) to the satisfaction of the Trial Court with the stipulation that he shall appear before that Court or any Court to which the matter is transferred, on all subsequent dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do

so.

(GANESH RAM MEENA),J

SHRUTI SHARMA /27