Bhagwanpuri S/O Mangapuri Singh v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of regular bail application under Section 483 BNSS; FIR No. 26/2026, PS Jetpur, District Jhalawar; offence under Section 19/54 Rajasthan Excise Act; liquor transported in truck allegedly arranged for absconding co-accused Surendra @ Sarpanch; parity with co-accused's interim bail not accepted; previous similar-nature case and Section 498-A Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita case against accused; 783 cartons of Punjab-made English liquor plus filled beer cans seized; investigation incomplete; accused in custody since 30-01-2026 in District Jail Jhalawar; argued by Rajveer Singh Jhala for petitioner and Amit Kumar Gupta, PP for State; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench, Justice Shubha Mehta, dated 16/04/2026; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3950/2026 [CRLMB-3950/2026]; neutral citation [2026:RJ-JP:15936].
What did the court decide?
Considering the totality of facts and circumstances - that co-accused Surendra alias Sarpanch, whose complicity was indicated, was still absconding; that one previous case of the same nature and another case under Section 498-A BN(S) were recorded against the petitioner; that the case involved 783 cartons of Punjab-manufactured English liquor and filled beer cans constituting large-quantity liquor; and that investigation was still going on - it did not appear proper to grant the benefit of bail to the petitioner-accused at this stage of the case.