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Lochan Singh S/O Dushyant v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC1 Jul 2026CRLMB/4030/2026

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What is this about?

Regular bail application for an accused in an examination-cheating FIR under BNS 2023 and the Rajasthan Public Examination Act 2022. Custody duration, magistrate-level triability of most offences, five-year maximum punishment and absence of antecedents weighed in favour; bail granted with standard conditions.

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Release on bail with Rs.1,00,000 personal bond, two Rs.50,000 sureties and conditions barring foreign travel, similar offences, evidence tampering.

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

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[2026:RJ-JP:24330]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 4030/2026 URN: CRLMB / 7165U / 2026

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Lochan Singh S/o Dushyant, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Radhavihar Road, Untkhana, Police Station Nihalganj, District Dholpur (Raj.). (At Present Confined In Central Jail Sewar, Bharatpur).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr.	Virendra Singh
	Mr.	Rajendra Singh Raghav
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Vivek Sharma Addl. G.A.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIPIN GUPTA

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Judgment / Order

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01/07/2026

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The present bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 against the order dated 26.02.2026 passed by Learned Special Judge(Exam), Additional District and Session Judge No. 1, Bharatpur (Raj.), in Bail Application No.03/2026, whereby the bail application of the petitioner was rejected in connection with F.I.R. No.535/2025, Police Station Sewar, District Bharatpur for the offences under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2)(a) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 3, 7, 10 of Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2022 (hereinafter referred to the ‘Act of 2022’).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the challan in the case has already been filed and there are no criminal

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antecedents against the petitioner. Moreover, the conclusion of trial will take sufficiently long time, therefore, he prays that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail as the accused is in custody since 19.02.2026.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that all the offences, except those punishable under the Act of 2022, are triable by a Magistrate. It is further submitted that the maximum punishment prescribed for the offences under the Act of 2022 is five years, and those offences are triable by the Special Court constituted under the said Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits there are no criminal antecedents of committing any similar offence or offence of any other nature against the accused- petitioner. Hence the petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

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Learned Additional Government Advocate opposes the bail application.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate and perused the material available on record.

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Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, and upon consideration of the arguments advanced, particularly the fact that the petitioner has been in custody since 19.02.2026, and that the offences, except those under the Act of 2022, are triable by a Magistrate, whereas the offences under the said Act are triable by a Special Court and considering that the maximum punishment even under the special Act is five years and that the trial is likely to take considerable time, and there being no criminal

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antecedents, this Court is of the opinion that the bail application filed by the petitioner deserves to be allowed.

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Consequently, the bail application is allowed . It is ordered that the accused-petitioner - Lochan Singh S/o Dushyant arrested in connection with F.I.R. No. 535/2025, Police Station Sewar, District Bharatpur, shall be released on bail; provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/ (Rs. One Lakh Only) with two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand Only) each, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court with the stipulation to appear before that Court on all dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so till the completion of the trial and with additional following conditions:

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(i) The petitioner shall not leave country without the permission of the Court;

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(ii) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected; and

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(iii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iv) In the event the petitioner is found involved in any other similar offence in the future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move an appropriate application before the learned trial Court for cancellation of the bail granted herein.

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(BIPIN GUPTA),J

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