Smt. Guddi Devi W/O Late Shri Mangti Singh Vs State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Smt. Guddi Devi W/O Late Shri Mangti Singh Vs State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS granted; in the event of arrest, petitioner Smt. Guddi Devi to be released on bail on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each, subject to conditions of availability for interrogation, non-tampering with witnesses, and not leaving India without previous permission of the court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in FIR No.8/2026 registered at Police Station-Sadar Bayana, District-Bharatpur for offences under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodity Act, 1955, is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS.

Court's answer

Considering the nature of the allegations and the fact that the petitioner has joined the investigation, and without commenting on the merits or demerits of the case, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is allowed.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each, to the satisfaction of the S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, subject to conditions that she make herself available for interrogation as and when required, not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts, and not leave India without previous permission of the court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Section 482 BNSS — Petitioner, a lady and fair price shopkeeper aged about 56 years, apprehended arrest in FIR No.8/2026, Police Station Sadar Bayana, District Bharatpur, for offences under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodity Act, 1955. Petitioner had joined investigation in compliance with an order dated 07.04.2026; the SHO's report was on record; the Public Prosecutor, while opposing, did not refute that no custodial interrogation was required, and it was not disputed that no recovery remained to be effected. Held: considering the nature of allegations and the petitioner having joined investigation, and without commenting on the merits, anticipatory bail allowed — release on bail in the event of arrest on 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/promise, no departure from India without prior permission of the court).

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 4740/2026

Smt. Guddi Devi W/o Late Shri Mangti Singh, Aged About 56 Years, R/o Village Rewadpura Bagren, Fair Price Shopkeeper, Gram Panchayat Bagren, Tehsil Bayana, Police Station Sadar Bayana, District Bharatpur.

----Petitioner

	Versus
State Of Rajasthan,	Through Pp ----Respondent
For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Rajani Kant
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Jaiprakash Tiwari,PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR

Order

06/05/2026

Apprehending his arrest in connection with FIR No.8/2026 registered at Police Station-Sadar Bayana, District-Bharatpur for the offences under Sections 3 and 7 of Essential Commodity Act, 1955, the petitioner has preferred this bail application under Section 482 BNSS.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material available on record.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is a lady. He further submits that the allegation against her is not related to non-distribution of wheat to the entitled beneficiaries, either in time or otherwise. In compliance with the order dated 07.04.2026, the petitioner has joined the investigation, as is evident from the report submitted by the concerned SHO. As per the said report, no

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custodial interrogation is required, and the petitioner is willing to join and cooperate with the investigation as and when required. Hence, the anticipatory bail of the petitioner may be allowed.

Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application; however, he has not refuted the fact that no custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. It is also not disputed that no recovery remains to be effected from the petitioner.

Considering the nature of allegations and the fact that the petitioner has joined the investigation of the case but without commenting anything on the merits/demerits of the case, I deem it just and proper to allow the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.

Accordingly, the bail application under Section 482 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that in the event of arrest of the petitioner- Smt. Guddi Devi W/o Late Shri Mangti Singh , she shall be released on bail on her furnishing 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 on the following conditions:-

(i) that the petitioner shall make herself available

for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) that 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 her from disclosing such facts to the court or any police officer, and

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(iii) that the petitioner shall not leave India

without previous permission of the court.

(PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J

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