Supreme Court of India
MAHESH SONI VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN on 27 October 2026
ITEM NO.4 COURT NO.5 SECTION II-D
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No.53469/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 02-07-2026
in CRLMB No. 8490/2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur]
MAHESH SONI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF RAJASTHAN Respondent(s)
IA No. 324196/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE
DEFECTS, IA No. 324194/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE
IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 324195/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
Date : 27-10-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Yusuf- 2593, AOR
Mr. Amarjeet Singh Girsa, Adv.
Mrs. Ritu Solanki, Adv.
Mr. Amit Arora, Adv.
Mr. Jatin Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv.
Digitally signed by
CHANDRESH
Date: 2026.10.28
16:58:50 IST
Reason:
Signature Not Verified
Mr. Mohd. Asif Ali, Adv.
Mr. Deepak Dahiya, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Ms. Nidhi Jaswal, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, AOR
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O R D E R
1. Delay Condoned.
2. The Petitioner herein is under custody in connection with FIR No.14/2025 dated 17th January 2025, registered at Naya Shahar Police Station, Bikaner for offences alleged under Sections 406 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. The Petitioner is alleged to have cheated the accused of certain gold and silver ornaments upon the assurance of securing above-market prices with neither the ornaments nor the value of the same reimbursed.
4. The Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the chargesheet with respect to the FIR has been filed warranting no further custodial interrogation and that the dispute is purely civil in nature.
5. On a prima facie consideration of the material on record, we are of the opinion that the petitioner shall be released on bail, as the offence is seen to arise from a commercial transaction and particularly, in view of prolonged pre-trial incarceration of the Petitioner of over 7 months with no witnesses being examined as of date.
6. We order that the petitioner in connection with the offence enumerated above, shall be released on bail, subject to such terms and conditions that the concerned Jurisdictional Trial Court may deem fit to impose. The petitioner shall cooperate with the trial.
7. With the above directions, the Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
8. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of (CHANDRESH) (POOJA SHARMA) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)