Rajendra Kumar Bunkar S/O Sohan Lal Bunkar v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3649/2026, decided 16/04/2026 by Justice Praveer Bhatnagar (neutral id [2026:RJ-JP:16040]). Bail application disposed of as infructuous after petitioner-side counsel reported that the petitioner/accused, Rajendra Kumar Bunkar, had died. Petitioner represented by Vinod Kumar Sharma; State of Rajasthan represented by PP Shree Ram Dhakarm. No statutory provisions, no precedent citations, no monetary quantum. Single-issue disposal order; relevant chiefly to the treatment of a pending bail application upon the accused's death.
What did the court decide?
On counsel's statement that the petitioner/accused had died, the Court held that the bail prayer/application had become infructuous (ineffective). ¶12