Rajasthan High Court
CRLMB/12144/2026 of KUNAL S/O SH. MANOJ Vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN on 17 August 2026
JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous IInd Bail Application No. 12144/2026 CNR: RJHC020738812026 | URN: CRLMB / 22341U / 2026 Kunal S/o Sh. Manoj, Aged About 19 Years, R/o House No. P-13, Patel Nagar, Police Station Shastrai Nagar, Jaipur. (At Present Confined In
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous IInd Bail Application No. 12144/2026
CNR: RJHC020738812026 | URN: CRLMB / 22341U / 2026
Kunal S/o Sh. Manoj, Aged About 19 Years, R/o House No. P-13, Patel Nagar, Police Station Shastrai Nagar, Jaipur. (At Present Confined In Central Jail Jaipur).
----Accused-Petitioner
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State of Rajasthan, through PP
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s)
:
Mr.Dharmendra Choudhary for
Mr.Dinesh Choudhary
For Respondent(s)
:
Mr.N.S. Dhakar, PP
JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND
(through Video Conferencing)
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Order
17/08/2026
1. The first bail application of the petitioner was rejected by this Court vide order dated 06.07.2026, granting liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail, after completion of investigation and submission of charge-sheet.
2. The instant second bail application under Section 483 BNSS has been filed by the petitioner in connection with FIR No.158/2026, registered at Police Station Vidhyadhar Nagar, District Jaipur City (North) for the offences punishable under Sections 8/18 of N.D.P.S. Act, 1985.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that now the investigation has been concluded and charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner and the co-accused Kailash Meghvanshi has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated
(2 of 3) [CRLMB-12144/2026] 22.07.2026. He further submits that the allegations against the petitioner and the co-accused Kailash Meghvanshi is identical as joint recovery of 913gms opium has been effected from the vehicle-Honda Activa, which is less than commercial quantity. He further submits that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedents and no other case under N.D.P.S. Act has been registered against the petitioner. He further submits that the trial will take its own time to conclude, therefore, indulgence of bail be granted to the petitioner.
4. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer.
5. Considering the arguments put forward by learned counsel for the petitioner and looking to the fact that common allegations have been levelled against the petitioner and the co-accused Kailash Meghvanshi, who has already been granted indulgence of bail by this Court vide order dated 22.07.2026 and looking to the fact that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedents and no case under N.D.P.S. Act has been registered against the petitioner and after investigation, charge-sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner and he has been in custody since the date of his arrest and looking to the fact that trial will take its own time to conclude and without expressing any opinion on merits and demerits of the case, this Court deems it just and appropriate to grant indulgence of bail to the petitioner under Section 483 BNSS.
6. Accordingly, the instant second bail application filed by the petitioner under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that accused-petitioner Kunal S/o Sh. Manoj, arrested in connection
(3 of 3) [CRLMB-12144/2026] with aforementioned FIR, may be released on bail; provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two surety bonds of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court with the stipulation to appear before that Court on all dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so.
7. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent and the concerned Trial Court today itself by email/FAX for intimation/ communication of this order to the petitioner. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J 1/Aayush Sharma