Shanta vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:27658) on 20 June, 2025

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Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur

Shanta vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:27658) on 20 June, 2025

Author: Farjand Ali

Bench: Farjand Ali

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        HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                         JODHPUR
    S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5136/2025

Shanta D/o Shri Narayan Lal, Aged About 36 Years, R/o Ward
No. 3 Village Gadri Khera, Mandal P.s. Mandal, Dist. Bhilwara,raj.
                                                                   ----Petitioner
                                    Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
                                                                 ----Respondent


For Petitioner(s)         :     Mr. T.R. Singh Sodha
For Respondent(s)         :     Mr. N.S. Chandawat, AGA



                HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

Reporatble

20/06/2025

1. The petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with the

matter detailed below, which involves a non-bailable offence,

has approached this Court by invoking its jurisdiction under

Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,

2023. The relevant particulars of the case are set out in the

table hereinbelow:-

S.No.                         Particulars of the Case
   1.     FIR Number                                56/2025
   2.     Concerned Police Station                  Mandal
   3.     District                                  Bhilwara
   4.     Offences alleged in the FIR               Sections 8/16 & 8/18 of
                                                    the NDPS Act
   5.     Offences added, if any                    -
   6.     Date of passing of impugned 21.04.2025
          order




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2. The case of the prosecution is that on the basis of a credible

tip-off received on 12.02.2025 at about 3:15 PM by SHO

Rajpal Singh of Police Station Aannhan, it was informed that

one Rajendra Prasad @ Raju Teli, was allegedly cultivating

illicit poppy plants within a mustard field located on

agricultural land he had reportedly taken on lease near the

kaccha road leading from Gadri Kheda to Meja. Considering

the reliability and specificity of the information, proceedings

were initiated under the provisions of the NDPS Act, and

intimation under Section 42(2) of the Act was sent

accordingly. To ascertain the ownership/ khatedari

belongings and possession status of the concerned land, the

local Patwari was also summoned. On reaching the site

around 4:10 PM, a minor boy was found guarding the field.

It was noticed that amidst the mustard crop, several poppy

plants were found scattered at different locations within the

field . Upon preliminary inquiry, the minor disclosed his

identity as Ravishankar Gadri, aged 16 years, resident of

Gadri Kheda, and stated that the cultivation of the said fields

were being undertaken by Rajendra Prasad @ Raju Teli and

upkeep of the same field, by his own mother, Smt. Shanta

Devi. He further stated that he is guarding the field. The

police party, accompanied by independent witnesses and

revenue officials, uprooted a total of 1500 opium poppy

plants with green capsules, packed and sealed them in

marked containers in accordance with the prescribed legal

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procedures. The seized narcotic material was not sampled on

site but kept intact for sampling under judicial supervision in

compliance with the Gazette Notification No. 802 dated

23.12.2022. The land in question, as per the Patwari’s

report, stood in the revenue records in the name of Sohanlal,

son of Devilal, caste Bhil, resident of Suras. No valid licence

or permit for poppy cultivation was produced by the minor.

Consequently, in view of the minor’s confession and his

active role in guarding the crop cultivated without

authorization, action under Sections 8/16 and 8/18 of the

NDPS Act was initiated. The juvenile was apprehended

following due legal procedure and was presented before the

Juvenile Justice Board , later on 18.02.2025 he was released.

The petitioner was apprehending arrest and had filed an

anticipatory bail application before the learned Special Judge

(NDPS), Bhilwara, which was rejected vide order dated

21.04.2025.

3. The petitioner has prayed for anticipatory bail on the ground

that no case for the alleged offences is made out against her

and her incarceration is not warranted. There are no factors

at play in the case at hand that may work against grant of

anticipatory bail to the accused-petitioner and she has been

made an accused based on conjectures and surmises.

4. Contrary to the submissions of learned counsel for the

petitioner, learned Public Prosecutor as well as learned

counsel for the complainant oppose the bail application and

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submit that the present case is not fit for grant of

anticipatory bail.

5. I have heard and considered the submissions made by both

the parties and perused the material available on record.

6. At this stage, it merits emphasis that the prosecution’s case

against the petitioner hinges solely on the alleged oral

disclosure made by a juvenile co-accused, Ravishankar

Gadri, during his apprehension and while in police custody.

The said minor, admittedly working as a labourer in the field,

purportedly implicated his mother–the present petitioner

also as a person to guard the crop which has been cultivated

by one Rajendra Prasad @ Raju Teli. However, no

independent corroboration of this disclosure has been

brought on record to substantiate such involvement.

Significantly, the Jamabandi placed on record reflects that

the agricultural land in question stands in the Khatidari rights

of one Sohanlal, and there is no material indicating that the

petitioner exercised dominion or conscious possession over

the land or participated in sowing, irrigating, tending, or

managing the opium crop. It is well settled that statements

made by co-accused or persons in custody, particularly

minors, possess limited evidentiary value unless

corroborated by independent and credible material. Such

unverified statements, especially when obtained while the

minor is in the clutches of law enforcement, cannot by

themselves form a substantive basis to justify custodial

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interrogation or pre-trial incarceration–particularly of a

female accused. Even assuming arguendo that the land was

jointly accessed or used, the doctrine of vicarious liability

cannot, in itself, sustain a criminal charge in the absence of

clear and affirmative evidence of intentional involvement. In

these circumstances, the effort to implicate the petitioner

appears, prima facie, to rest on speculation rather than any

incriminating material of unimpeachable character, thereby

necessitating a cautious and circumspect judicial approach at

this stage. The petitioner, is an uneducated woman belonging

to a socio-economically marginalized background, hailing

from a backward rural area, and has been working as a

daily-wage labourer due to financial constraints. In such

circumstances, it is not inconceivable that her role, if any,

was confined merely to peripheral tasks such as guarding the

field–an activity that, in agrarian contexts, is routinely

undertaken to prevent damage from stray cattle, wild

animals, or to avert theft and ensure that irrigation systems

are functioning effectively. The prosecution itself, through its

own narrative, lends credence to this limited role by

attributing the act of cultivation solely to Rajendra Prasad @

Raju Teli, thereby distancing the petitioner from any overt or

substantive act connected with the sowing, nurturing, or

harvesting of the illicit crop. Whether her purported

involvement extended beyond field watchkeeping remains, at

best, a debatable inference rather than a substantiated

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allegation. The dominant presence of mustard crops and

absence of any evidence linking her to the core act of illicit

cultivation further militates against the presumption of

culpability. Her position is, in fact, materially

indistinguishable from that of the juvenile co-accused, whose

role has been viewed as minor and incidental. In this

backdrop, her custodial interrogation on the pretext of

unearthing further details of poppy cultivation appears

unwarranted and disproportionate, particularly in the

absence of any prima facie evidence suggesting conscious

possession, intent, or active participation.

7. It is well-settled that the concept of anticipatory bail, as

envisaged under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure (now mirrored in Section 482 of the Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), is premised on the

apprehension of arrest in a non-bailable offence. The

provision is intended to safeguard the liberty of an individual

who has reason to believe that he or she may be arrested on

accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence, that

may ultimately prove unfounded. An anticipatory bail order,

by its very nature, is in terrorem and becomes operational

only in the event of arrest, ensuring that the person

concerned is released on bail without being subjected to

custodial detention at the first instance.

8. In the present case, the FIR No. 56/2025 registered under

Sections 8/16 and 8/18 of the NDPS Act does name the

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petitioner as one of the alleged accused. It is also an

admitted position that one of the co-accused has already

been arrested in connection with the said offence. Given

these circumstances, the petitioner’s apprehension of arrest

is not illusory or speculative but is rooted in reasonable and

concrete grounds. The apprehension thus attains legal

significance and furnishes a valid basis for invoking the

jurisdiction of this Court under the protective canopy of

anticipatory bail.

9. Furthermore, it is pertinent to note that the petitioner is a

woman, and under the first proviso to Section 437(1) of the

Code of Criminal Procedure, a special statutory dispensation

is envisaged in favour of female accused persons. While the

present proceedings relate to anticipatory bail and not

regular bail, the underlying jurisprudential ethos of Section

437 Cr.P.C. assumes relevance. The said provision is the only

statutory source that substantively governs the grant of bail,

as Section 439 merely acknowledges the special powers of

the Sessions Court and the High Court without laying down

any guiding principles for grant or denial. Section 437(1) lays

down two conditions for denial of bail in non-bailable

offences–(i) such person shall not be so released if there

appear reasonable grounds for believing that he has been

guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment

for life; or (ii) such person shall not be so released if such

offence is a cognisable offence and he had been previously

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convicted of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment

for life or imprisonment for seven years or more, or he had

been previously convicted on two or more occasions of [a

cognisable offence punishable with imprisonment for three

years or more but not less than seven years. In the present

case, the maximum punishment under Sections 8/16 and

8/18 of the NDPS Act may extend up to 10 years, and there

is no allegation that the petitioner falls within either of the

disqualifying categories under clauses (i) or (ii). In fact,

being a woman, the petitioner falls squarely within the

protective ambit of the proviso to Section 437(1), which

permits the court to direct release even in cases otherwise

falling under those restrictive clauses. The legislative intent

under Section 437 Cr.P.C. is to balance the gravity of offence

with considerations of personal liberty and vulnerability, and

it specifically carves out exceptions for women, minors, and

infirm persons to ensure their protection from unnecessary

pre-trial detention.

10.In this context, the petitioner, being a woman, is squarely

entitled to invoke the benefit of this statutory relaxation. It is

further noteworthy that the safeguards under Section 437

Cr.P.C. extend to situations where the accused is brought

before the Magistrate post-arrest. Even in cases involving

offences punishable with death or life imprisonment, if the

accused is a woman and there are no adverse antecedents or

compelling reasons to deny bail, the Magistrate or Criminal

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Court is empowered to enlarge her on bail at the first

instance. Thus, even assuming arguendo that the petitioner is

arrested in connection with the present offence, the

protective provision under Section 437 Cr.P.C. would still

operate in her favour at the stage of production before the

competent criminal court.

11.It may also be relevant to note that in the present case, a

co-accused, being a juvenile, has already been granted bail

under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and

Protection of Children) Act, 2015. While Section 437(1)

Cr.P.C. ordinarily imposes a bar on grant of bail in serious

non-bailable offences, the first proviso thereto introduces a

deliberate relaxation for specific vulnerable classes, including

women and children below the age of sixteen. The legislative

intent behind this relaxation is grounded in equitable

jurisprudence and a recognition of the differentiated

treatment warranted for such categories of accused, a

principle that long predates the codification of the Juvenile

Justice Act. In this statutory backdrop, the petitioner-being a

woman-undeniably falls within the protective fold of the said

proviso. Furthermore, the rationale underlying the

introduction of anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C.

was, inter alia, to obviate needless arrests in those cases

where, upon arrest, the accused would in all likelihood be

released on bail. The present record does not indicate any

material to show that the petitioner was in exclusive

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possession or conscious custody of the contraband, nor has

any overt act been attributed to her evidencing her direct

involvement in the alleged illicit cultivation. In this light, the

protective contours of Section 437 Cr.P.C., along with the

equitable considerations that informed the grant of bail to the

juvenile co-accused, furnish a legitimate basis for a similarly

calibrated judicial approach vis-à-vis the petitioner. These

factors warrant careful judicial scrutiny while assessing the

necessity of custodial detention in the given factual scenario.

In any case, if the juvenile–facing identical allegations–has

been found entitled to bail, there exists no justifiable reason

to deny the same benefit to the petitioner, particularly when

she enjoys the additional statutory protection available to

women under the first proviso to Section 437(1) Cr.P.C.

12.It is pertinent to clarify the applicability of the statutory bar

under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Act, 1985, in the context of anticipatory bail for

offences relating to illicit cultivation of opium poppy. Section

37(1)(b) lays down a specific embargo on the grant of bail in

cases where the accused is charged under Sections 19, 24,

27A or for offences involving commercial quantity of narcotic

drugs or psychotropic substances. In such cases, bail may not

be granted unless two cumulative conditions are satisfied: (i)

the Public Prosecutor is given an opportunity to oppose the

application, and (ii) where opposed, the Court must be

satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that

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the accused is not guilty of the offence and is not likely to

commit any offence while on bail. The statutory expression

“reasonable grounds for believing” requires the Court to

reach a level of satisfaction higher than mere suspicion but

short of actual proof. However, at the stage of anticipatory

bail, it is neither appropriate nor permissible for the Court to

render any conclusive findings on the guilt or innocence of

the accused, as such observations risk prejudicing the

eventual trial.

13.In the present case, the petitioner stands accused of the

offence of cultivation of opium poppy plants, which is

governed by Section 8(b) read with Section 18 of the NDPS

Act. Specifically, Section 18(c) applies to cases not involving

small or commercial quantity. Unlike Section 18(a) and (b),

which relate to defined small and commercial quantities,

Clause (c) of Section 18 is a residuary provision under which

punishment may extend up to 10 years but does not attract

the rigours of Section 37. Notably, Clause (c) does not

prescribe any threshold quantity, and hence, neither the

count of plants nor their weight holds legal relevance in the

context of cultivation. Therefore, the offence in question

cannot be classified under “commercial quantity” and,

equally, does not fall under Sections 19, 24, or 27A of the

NDPS Act. Accordingly, Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not

attracted in the instant matter. In the absence of any specific

bar under Section 37, there exists no statutory provision that

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curtails or limits the discretionary jurisdiction of the High

Court or Court of Session under Section 438 Cr.P.C., now

reflected in Section 482 of the BNSS, to entertain and decide

an application for anticipatory bail in such cases. It is well

settled that the availability of pre-arrest bail under the

general criminal law remains unaffected unless expressly

barred by the special statute, as is the case in Section 18 of

the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act or Section 49 of the

Rajasthan Excise Act. No such bar exists under the NDPS Act

with respect to the offence alleged against the petitioner.

Therefore, the statutory framework permits consideration of

anticipatory ball in the present factual and legal scenario,

subject to satisfaction of general principles.

14.The satisfaction required at this stage is limited to a prima

facie formation of opinion based on the materials produced,

which can only be assessed in the facts and context of each

individual case. There can be no straitjacket formula, and the

Court must exercise its judicial discretion case to case. If

upon such preliminary scrutiny, the Court is prima facie

satisfied that a reasonable ground exists for believing that

the accused may not be guilty and that there is no necessity

for custodial interrogation, bail can be granted, subject to the

other condition that the Public Prosecutor has been heard and

has had the opportunity to oppose the same. The Court must

also take into consideration the aspect that the NDPS Act

does not, either expressly or by necessary implication,

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exclude the application of anticipatory bail provisions. In the

case at hand, the learned Public Prosecutor has been heard at

length and he also concedes the facts regarding law of

domain of the petitioner over the agricultural land where the

poppy plants were found planted. The Public Prosecutor has

also shown respect over the special provision of bail to a lady.

It is also agreed that her custodial interrogation is not needed

in the present case.

15.In the facts of the present case, the prosecution has not

placed any substantive material indicating exclusive dominion

or conscious possession of the petitioner over the agricultural

land from which poppy plants were allegedly recovered. The

charge pertains specifically to cultivation of poppy plants,

which by its very nature is a prolonged and intentional act,

involving distinct and continuous stages such as procurement

of seeds, sowing, irrigation, tending, and harvesting. There is

nothing on record to suggest that the petitioner procured

such seeds, was involved in sowing, or maintained the crop.

Moreover, a copy of the Jamabandi has been annexed, which

clearly records the land in the name of Sohanlal alone, and

not the petitioner. Merely being assigned a job to guard the

field majorly having mustard crop does not render her

vicariously liable for an activity requiring specific knowledge

and intent. For the sake of repetition, even the prosecution’s

own case is that the land belongs to Sohanlal, was cultivated

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by Rajendra Prasad, and that the petitioner along with her

son was merely engaged for guarding purposes.

16.Agricultural tenancies are documented and regulated.

Records like Jamabandi and entries maintained by the Patwari

form the basis for determining possession and tenancy rights.

Ordinarily, the person whose name appears in the revenue

records is presumed to be in possession and exercise

dominion over the land– which, in the present case, stands

in the name of Sohanlal.

17.Criminal law predicates liability on the basis of mens rea and

identifiable actus reus, and not merely presence of the

accused at or near crime place in the capacity of a daily

labour. Therefore, unless there is a specific overt act,

incriminating material, or conscious knowledge attributed to

the accused, it would be wholly impermissible to invoke penal

liability against a female labour. In the facts of the present

case, no specific allegation has been made against the

petitioner indicating her direct involvement in the cultivation

of the illicit crop, nor is there any material on record

suggesting that she had asserted exclusive or contributory

dominion over the agricultural land in question.

18.Further it must be considered that, prior to the insertion of

the provision for anticipatory bail in the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973 (now incorporated under Section 482 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), there existed no

express statutory mechanism seeking pre-arrest protection in

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non-bailable offences. Recognizing this legislative vacuum,

the 41st Report of the Law Commission of India extensively

deliberated upon the necessity and desirability of

incorporating such a safeguard in the criminal procedure

framework, so as to protect individuals from arrest in

frivolous or vindictive prosecutions. In Para 39.9 of its Report,

the Law Commission underscored the growing misuse of the

criminal process wherein influential individuals were often

able to orchestrate the arrest of their rivals in false or

frivolous cases -sometimes with the intent to harass,

disgrace, or exert pressure by ensuring their incarceration

even for a few days. The Commission also acknowledged that

in many such instances, there were no reasonable grounds to

apprehend that the accused would either abscond or misuse

the liberty granted to them on bail.

19.It was, therefore, recommended that where the Court is

satisfied that post-arrest, bail would be a logical and

inevitable consequence, it must be empowered to exercise its

discretion to grant pre-arrest bail in appropriate cases.

Importantly, the Commission advised that this power be

conferred solely upon the High Court and the Court of

Session, with directions to take effect at the time of arrest or

thereafter. To this end, a draft provision-proposed as Section

497A-was outlined, which broadly resembles the anticipatory

bail provision eventually codified as Section 438 in the Cr.P.C.,

1973.

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20.Significantly, the Law Commission refrained from

recommending rigid statutory conditions for the grant of

anticipatory bail, noting that it would neither be practicable

nor desirable to attempt an exhaustive enumeration. Doing

so, in their considered view, risked prejudging the case at the

pre-trial stage. Instead, the Commission reposed trust in the

judicial discretion of superior courts to evaluate each matter

on its own merits and to refrain from making any

observations that could prejudice a fair trial. The present

statutory framework and jurisprudence surrounding

anticipatory bail thus finds its origins in these principled

recommendations. The overarching object is to prevent

unwarranted arrest and detention in cases where, even after

arrest, the accused is otherwise likely to be granted bail. This

legislative intent continues to inform the judicial approach to

pre-arrest bail applications under both the old and the new

Codes.

21.It is pertinent to reflect upon the guiding principles

enunciated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Joginder

Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260, wherein the

Court emphatically observed that “no arrest can be made

because it is lawful for the police officer to do so. The

existence of power to arrest is one thing, the justification for

the exercise of it is quite another.” The Court underscored

that arrest should not be used as a punitive tool, particularly

when the investigation can proceed without custodial

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detention. In the present case, the petitioner is a woman

hailing from a socially and economically backward rural

background, and the stigma attached to custodial arrest-

especially for a household woman with no antecedents and no

demonstrated role in the alleged offence-would irreparably

damage her dignity, social standing, and familial harmony.

The disproportionate consequences of arrest in such

circumstances, despite the lack of necessity for custodial

interrogation, militates against the very spirit of personal

liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. When

liberty is at stake and arrest itself appears unwarranted in

light of available facts, the statutory discretion vested under

Section 438 Cr.P.C. must be exercised to prevent undue

hardship and social prejudice. When it is presumable that she

would be released on bail upon her production before the

Court, there exist no compelling circumstances that would

justify subjecting her to the cycle of arrest, incarceration, and

subsequent release.

22. In view of the aforesaid, this Court deemed it suitable to

grant the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the

present matter. Needless to say, none of the observations

made herein under shall affect the rights of either of the

parties during trial and this Court refrains from commenting

on the niceties of the matter. In view of the absence of

evidence establishing exclusive and conscious possession of

the petitioner over the prohibited crop; the absence of any

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material suggesting her direct involvement in cultivation; the

absence of any presumption arising from possession; and the

fact that the petitioner is a woman entitled to the statutory

relaxation under the first proviso to Section 437 Cr.P.C., and

release of similarly situated accused soon after his arrest ,this

Court is satisfied, for the limited purposes of this application,

that reasonable grounds exist to believe that the petitioner

may not be guilty, and that her custodial interrogation is not

warranted.

23. Accordingly, the instant bail application under Section 482

BNSS is allowed. The S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, Police

Station Mandal, District Bhilwara in F.I.R. No.56/2025 is

directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioner she shall

be released on bail, provided she 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 on

the following conditions:-

(i) that the petitioner shall make hermself available for

interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) that she 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

(iii) that she shall not leave India without previous

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permission of the court.

(FARJAND ALI),J
152-Mamta/-

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