High Court of Rajasthan allowed bail applications for five accused petitioners arrested under BNS. The court deemed it just and proper to release them on personal bonds with sureties without addressing merits.
Accused petitioners enlarged on bail bound to furnish personal bond of Rs.50,000 with two sureties of Rs.25,000 each.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2961/2026
Sardar Singh @ Pappu S/o Chaju Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Plot No. 114/190, Vijay Path, Police Station Shipra Path, Jaipur.
(Accused In Present Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
Connected With
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3036/2026 Sudhir Sharma Urf Gopal S/o Shree Ram Kishan, R/o Flat No. 206, Narsingh Dev Ki Bagichi, Brahmpuri Jaipur. Currently Residing At House No. 7-A-1 SMS Colony, Police Station Shiprapath, Jaipur.
(Presently Confining In Central Jail Jaipur).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 4345/2026 Pankaj Gurwani S/o Bhagwan Das Gurwani, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Plot No. 77-B, Shankar Nagar, Brahmpuri, Amer Road, Jaipur- 302002 (Raj.).
(At Present Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 4460/2026
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(At Present Confined At Central Jail, Jaipur, Rajasthan).
----Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
| For Petitioner(s) | : | Ms. Vandana Dabi, Adv. with Mr. Santosh Guria, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma, Adv. with Ms. Chhaya Sharma, Adv. and Mr. Keshav Tanwar, Adv. Mr. J.K. Moolchandai, Adv. Mr. Girraj P Sharma, Adv. with Ms. Sneha Gulati, Adv. and Ms. Nikita Sharma, Adv. and Ms. Shruti, Adv. |
|---|---|---|
| For Respondent(s) | : | Mr. Vivek Chaudhary, PP |
| For Complainant | Mr. S. Gaharana, Adv. and Mr. Ankur Gagar, Adv. |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
15/04/2026
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contended that the charge-sheet has already been submitted and the matter is exclusively triable by the Magistrate. It is further contended that the accused-petitioners namely; Sardar Singh, Sudhir Sharma, Shankarlal and Rinku Singh are in custody since 06.02.2026 and accused petitioner- Pankaj Gurwani is in custody since 17.02.2026 and the trial of the case may take considerable time, therefore, the bail applications of the accused-petitioners may be allowed.
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considering the gravity of the offence, the bail application of the accused-petitioners may be dismissed.
1. Sardar Singh @ Pappu S/o Chaju Singh, 2. Sudhir Sharma Urf Gopal S/o Shree Ram Kishan, 3. Pankaj Gurwani S/o Bhagwan Das Gurwani, 4. Shankarlal S/o Late Kishanlal and 5. Rinku Singh S/o Sahabsingh, in connection with FIR No.91/2026, registered at Police Station Shipra Path, District Jaipur City (South), shall be enlarged on bail provided they furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge for there appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so. The learned trial Judge shall also verify the addresses and the contact details of the surety through concerned S.H.O. before releasing the accusedpetitioners on bail.
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the trial. The SHO of the concerned Police Station is directed to maintain a regular register marking the presence of the aforementioned accused-petitioners and shall send the presence report on the same day to the concerned trial Court every month without any delay.
(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J
Ashwani Kr Srivastava /-14-17
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the accused petitioners are eligible for bail under Section 483 BNSS given the length of custody and exclusive trial jurisdiction.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sardar Singh @ Pappu
Sudhir Sharma
Pankaj Gurwani
Shankarlal
Rinku Singh
State of Rajasthan
Praveer Bhatnagar
As recorded by the court registry
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