Niranjan S/O Badan Singh Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Niranjan S/O Badan Singh Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner enlarged on bail: personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each (one surety to be a close relative), to the satisfaction of the trial Court, for appearance on all dates of hearing; granted without expressing any opinion on merits/demerits of the case.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, earlier enlarged on bail but whose bail bonds were forfeited on account of his non-appearance (bail jump), leading to his arrest on a standing warrant on 02.02.2026, should be enlarged on bail afresh under Section 483 BNSS in FIR No. 224/2014 (Sections 307 IPC and 25(3) Arms Act).

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case and the arguments advanced by counsel for the petitioner, but without expressing any opinion on the merits/demerits of the case, the Court deemed it just and proper to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed; the accused-petitioner is to be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each, out of whom one surety should be a close relative of the petitioner, to the satisfaction of the trial Court, for his appearance on all dates of hearing.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — bail jump / forfeiture of bail bonds. Petitioner, earlier enlarged on bail by the High Court in FIR No. 224/2014 (Sections 307 IPC and Section 25(3) Arms Act), P.S. Rajakhera, District Dholpur, did not appear before the trial Court as he had gone out of State to work as a labourer, leading to forfeiture of his bail bonds; he was arrested on 02.02.2026 in compliance of a standing warrant. Held (Sandeep Taneja, J., 18/02/2026): considering the overall facts and circumstances and without expressing any opinion on merits/demerits, it was just and proper to enlarge the petitioner on bail; bail application under Section 483 BNSS allowed on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each, one surety to be a close relative, to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2851/2026.)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2851/2026

Niranjan S/o Badan Singh, R/o Village Kanhaki, Thana Rajakhera, District Dholpur (Raj.) (Petitioner Is In Judicial Custody At District Jail, Dholpur).

----Petitioner

Versus

State of Rajasthan, Through PP

----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Neeraj Sharma with Mr. Rahul Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Sharma, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA

Order

18/02/2026

This bail application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. in connection with FIR No. 224/2014 registered at Police Station Rajakhera, District Dholpur for offences under Sections 307 IPC and Section 25(3) of Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present matter pertains to bail jump as the petitioner was earlier enlarged on bail by this Court. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner, being a labourer, went out of State to earn his livelihood and for the aforesaid reason he could not appear before the trial Court on the date of hearing, resulting into forfeiture of his bail bonds by the Trial Court. Learned counsel also submits that the petitioner was arrested on 02.02.2026, in compliance of

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the standing warrant and since then he is in custody. He further submits that the petitioner shall not impede the course of trial, he is ready to abide by the conditions imposed by this Court and assures that the petitioner shall not make any attempt to jump the bail again, therefore, in the interest of justice, the bail application of the petitioner may be allowed.

Per contra , learned Public Prosecutor vehemently opposes the bail application.

Taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case; the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner but without expressing any opinion on merits / demerits of the case, this Court deems it just and proper to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Therefore, this bail application under Section 483 of BNSS is allowed and accused-petitioner Niranjan S/o Badan Singh is ordered to be released on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/each, out of whom one surety should be a close relative of the petitioner, to the satisfaction of the trial Court for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so.

(SANDEEP TANEJA),J

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