Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Sohan Lal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:21221) on 2 May, 2025
Author: Nupur Bhati
Bench: Nupur Bhati
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5186/2025
Sohan Lal S/o Bheru Lal Bhepa Ram Bishnoi, Aged About 47
Years, R/o Doli Kallan Ps Kalyanpur District Barmer (At Present
Lodged In Dist Jail Chittorgarh)
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kailash Khilery
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Urja Ram, PP
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE NUPUR BHATI
Order
02/05/2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties as well as perused the
material available on record.
2. The instant bail application has been filed by petitioner under
Section 483 B.N.S.S. in connection with FIR No.159/2021 dated
23.06.2021 registered at Police Station Sadar Chittorgarh, District
Chittorgarh for the offence under Sections 8/18, 8/29 of the NDPS
Act and 3/25 Arms Act and 482 IPC.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
contraband has not been recovered from the possession of the
petitioner and he has been falsely implicated from the aid of
Section 29 of NDPS Act. He further submits that co-accused
Jagdish @ J.D. has been enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate
Bench of this Court vide order dated 29.03.2023 in SB Criminal
Misc. Bail Application No.2599/2023. He also submits that the
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petitioner’s case is on a better footing than that of the co-accused
person namely Hanumanram @ Hadmanram, who has also been
enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order
dated 21.09.2024 in SB Criminal Misc. Bail Application
No.8855/2024. He submits that there are no previous criminal
antecedents pending against the petitioner and thus, the
petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail.
4. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the bail application,
however, is not in a position to refute the submissions made by
learned counsel for the petitioner as the co-accused namely
Jagdish @ J.D. and Hanumanram @ Hadmanram have been
enlarged on bail.
5. In view of above and, having regard to the entirety of facts
and circumstances of the case as available on record and looking
to the fact that the trial will consume time and without expressing
any opinion on the merits/demerits of the case and also looking to
the fact that the co-accused persons Jagdish @ J.D. and
Hanumanram @ Hadmanram have been enlarged on bail, this
Court is of the opinion that the petitioner deserves to be released
on bail.
6. Accordingly, the bail application under Section 483 B.N.S.S.
is allowed and it is ordered that the accused-petitioner Sohan Lal
S/o Bheru Lal Bhepa Ram Bishnoi, arrested in relation to FIR
No.159/2021 dated 23.06.2021 registered at Police Station Sadar
Chittorgarh, District Chittorgarh shall be enlarged on bail provided
he furnishes a personal bond in sum of Rs.50,000/- with two
sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial
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Judge for his appearance before the Court concerned on all the
dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so.
(DR. NUPUR BHATI),J
SURABHII/347-
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