Siddhant Soni S/O Shri Rajkumar Soni Vs State of Rajasthan

¶1

[2026:RJ-JP:1268]

¶2

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

¶3

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 1/2026

¶4

Sanjay Mehta S/o Shri Yashwant Mehta, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Plot No. 77 A, Sumer Nagar, Mangyawas, Mansarovar, Police Station Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (At Present Lodged In Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶5

Ankit Sharma S/o Shri Mool Chand Sharma, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Plot No. 358, Badwali Dhani, Jagatpura, Police Station Airport, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (At Present Lodged In Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶6

Nikhil Amarnani S/o Shri Mahesh Kumar, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Plot No. A-10, Guru Nanak Colony, Jaisinghpura Khor, Police Station Jaisinghpura Khor, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (At Present Lodged In Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶7

----Petitioners

¶8

Versus

¶9

The State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

¶10

----Respondent

¶11

Connected With

¶12

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 49/2026 Jai Kumar Dolani S/o Shri Vasudev Dolani, Aged About 30 Years, R/o House No. 159, Badoiya Scheme, Police Station Sadar, Jaipur, At Present Tenant House No. 168, Vinoba Vihar, Model Town, Police Station Malviya Nagar, Jaipur. (Presently Lodged In Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶13

----Petitioner

¶14

Versus

¶15

State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

¶16

----Respondent

¶17

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 50/2026

¶18

Siddhant Soni S/o Shri Rajkumar Soni, Aged About 30 Years, R/o House No. 2/273, Chitrakoot Sector-2, Police Station Chitrakoot, Jaipur. (Presently Lodged At Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶19

Vijay Bhagtani S/o Shri Topan Das Bhagtani, Aged About 22 Years, R/o House No. 113/53, Agarwal Farm,

(2 of 4)

[2026:RJ-JP:1268]

[CRLMB-1/2026]

Mansarovar, Police Station Shipra Path, Jaipur. (Presently Lodged At Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶24

Akshay Manshani S/o Shri Ramesh Manshani, Aged About 28 Years, R/o House No. 42/20/12, Swarn Path, Mansarovar, Police Station Mansarovar, Jaipur. (Presently Lodged At Central Jail, Jaipur).

¶25

----Petitioners

¶26

Versus

¶27

State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

¶28

----Respondent

¶29

For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. VR Bajwa, Sr. Adv. assisted by
		Mr. Sneh Deep Khyaliya
		Mr. Sudhir Jain
For Respondent(s)	:	Mr. Vivek Sharma, PP

¶30

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR

¶31

Order

¶32

13/01/2026

¶33

The petitioners have filed these bail applications under Section 483 of BNSS in FIR No.511/2025 registered at Police Station Bagru, District Jaipur (West) for offence under Sections 318(4), 111(2)(b) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 66C, 66D of IT Act, 2008 and Sections 3 and 4 of Rajasthan Public Gambling Ordinance, 1949.

¶34

Since all these bail applications arise out of common FIR, hence, they are being decided by this common order.

¶35

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

¶36

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in these cases. They submit that allegations levelled against the petitioners are to

[2026:RJ-JP:1268]

[CRLMB-1/2026]

(3 of 4)

gamble on cricket match. They further submit that except Section 111(2)(b) of BNS, 2023 all the offences are bailable in nature. They again submit that petitioners Sanjay, Ankit and Nikhil are neither named in the FIR nor their presence was shown on the spot. Learned counsel appearing for Jai Kumar Dolani submits that petitioner Jai Kumar is suffering from kidney disease and is undergoing regular dialysis. They again contend that “continuing unlawful activity” under sub-section (2) of Section 111 of BNS 2023 requires that the accused undertaken, either singly or jointly, as a member of an organised crime syndicate or on behalf of such syndicate, be involved in cases where more than one charge-sheet has been filed within a period of ten years while in the present case, the police records shows that there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioners. Therefore, the offence punishable under Section 111(2) is not met out. Petitioners Sanjay Mehta, Ankit Sharma and Nikhil Amarnani are behind the bars since 18.12.2025 and others since 17.12.2025. The trial of the case will take considerable time and no further custodial interrogation is required, hence the bail application of the petitioners may be allowed.

¶41

Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application.

¶42

On consideration of the rival submissions and material available on record and in the light of submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners but without expressing any opinion on merits/demerits of the case, I am inclined to grant benefit of bail to the petitioners.

¶43

[2026:RJ-JP:1268] (4 of 4) [CRLMB-1/2026]

¶44

Consequently, the bail applications under Section 483 B.N.S.S. are allowed and it is directed that the petitioners Sanjay Mehta S/o Shri Yashwant Mehta, Nikhil Amarnani S/o Shri Mahesh Kumar, Ankit Sharma S/o Shri Mool Chand Sharma, Jai Kumar Dolani S/o Shri Vasudev Dolani, Siddhant Soni S/o Shri Rajkumar Soni, Vijay Bhagtani S/o Shri Topan Das Bhagtani and Akshay Manshani S/o Shri Ramesh Manshani, be released on bail provided each of them 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 learned trial court with the stipulation that each of them shall appear before that Court on all subsequent dates of hearing till conclusion of the trial.

¶45

(PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J

¶46

Chandan/106-108

Siddhant Soni S/O Shri Rajkumar Soni v. State of Rajasthan

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Siddhant Soni S/O Shri Rajkumar Soni v. State of Rajasthan

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Shivraj S/O Ramlal Vs State of Rajasthan

Jakir S/O Taaj Mohammed, Vs the State of Rajasthan

Mahesh Kumar Sharma S/O Narayan Dev Sharma Vs State of Rajasthan

Sanjay Mehta S/O Shri Yashwant Mehta Vs the State of Rajasthan

Jai Kumar Dolani S/O Shri Vasudev Dolani Vs State of Rajasthan

Indraj Kataria S/O Nekiram Vs State of Rajasthan