Sonu Banjara S/O Balram Banjara Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Sonu Banjara S/O Balram Banjara Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail application allowed; interim order dated 13.01.2026 made absolute. In the event of arrest, the accused-applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each, subject to the conditions of availability for interrogation, abstention from inducement/threat/promise, and no departure from India without previous permission of the court.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS should be granted to the accused-petitioner Sonu Banjara in connection with FIR No. 202/2025, Police Station Sawar, District Ajmer, for offences under Sections 8 and 21 of the NDPS Act.

Court's answer

Considering the interim order dated 13.01.2026 passed by the Coordinate Bench and the undertaking that the applicant has joined the investigation, and noting that there are no criminal antecedents qua the applicant as specified by the learned Public Prosecutor, the Court made the interim order dated 13.01.2026 absolute and allowed the instant bail application.

Ratio / Principle

The S.H.O./I.O./Arresting Officer, Police Station Sawar, District Ajmer, in FIR No. 202/2025 is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused-applicant Sonu Banjara S/o Balram Banjara, he shall be released on bail, provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each, to the satisfaction of the S.H.O./I.O./Arresting Officer of the concerned Police Station.

Key takeaways

The following conditions were imposed upon the applicant: (i) he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) he 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 any police officer; and (iii) he shall not leave India without previous permission of the court.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS allowed to accused Sonu Banjara s/o Balram Banjara (r/o District Jhalawar) in FIR No. 202/2025, P.S. Sawar, District Ajmer, for offences under Sections 8 and 21 of the NDPS Act. Interim order dated 13.01.2026 of the Coordinate Bench made absolute in view of the applicant having joined the investigation and the absence of criminal antecedents qua him as specified by the Public Prosecutor. In the event of arrest, release ordered on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each, subject to standard conditions (availability for interrogation; no inducement, threat or promise; no departure from India without previous permission of the court). Single Judge: Sameer Jain, J.; order dated 16/03/2026.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 408/2026

Sonu Banjara S/o Balram Banjara, R/o Banjara Mohalla, P.S. Aklera, District Jhalawar.

---Accused-Petitioner

Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Chhavi Chaturvedi For Respondent(s) : Mr. J.P. Tiwari, PP

----Respondent

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

16/03/2026

The present bail application has been filed under Section 482 BNSS in connection with FIR No. 202/2025 registered at Police Station Sawar District Ajmer for the offence(s) under Sections 8, 21 of NDPS Act.

Learned counsel for the accused-applicant has submitted that interim order dated 13.01.2026 was passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in favor of the applicant and the learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that the applicant has joined the investigation, as and when directed.

Per contra , learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the instant bail application.

Having heard the contentions advanced by the learned counsel of the parties, upon a perusal of the material available on record, and considering the interim order dated 13.01.2026 and undertaking given by the learned counsel for the applicant that

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applicant has joined the investigation, this Court is inclined to make the order dated 13.01.2026 as absolute and allow the instant bail application as there are no criminal antecedents qua the applicant as specified by learned Public Prosecutor.

Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed . The S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, Police Station Sawar, District Ajmer in F.I.R. No. 202/2025 is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused-applicant Sonu Banjara S/o Balram Banjara , he shall be released on bail, provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/each to the satisfaction of the S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer of the concerned Police Station. Withal, following conditions are also imposed upon the applicant:-

(i) that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) that the applicant 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 any police officer, and

(iii) that the applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the court.

(SAMEER JAIN),J

DEEPAK /89