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[2025:RJ-JP:16030] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal (Sb) No. 705/2025
1. Munesh Son Of Sahab Singh, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Lakhapura Police Station Basedi District Dholpur (At Present In District Jail Dholpur)
2. Sandeep Son Of Sahab Singh, Resident Of Lakhapura Police Station Basedi District Dholpur (At Present In District Jail Dholpur) ----Appellants Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p
2. Shakuntala Wife Of Dashrath, Resident Of Lakhapura Police Station Basedi District Dholpur ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anil Jain For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP Mr. Shubham Sain, AAAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR
Order 15/04/2025
1. This criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter to be referred as 'the SC/ST Act’) has been filed on behalf of the appellants being aggrieved with the order dated 04.03.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities Cases), Dholpur (hereinafter to be referred as ‘trial court’) in FIR No. 504/2024 registered at Police Station Basedi, Dholpur for the offence under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), 352, 74, 78(2), 303(2) of BNS and Sections 3(1) (S), 3(1)(r) & 3(2)(Va) of SC/ST later on converted under Section 115(2), 126(2), 117(2), 352, 351(2) of BNS and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(Va) of SC/ST Act whereby the trial court has dismissed the bail application filed on behalf of the appellants.
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2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material on record.
3. No one appears for the complainant despite service.
4.
Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appellants have falsely been implicated in this case. Appellants are behind the bar since 24.02.2025. All the offences except SC/ST Act are bailable. He further submits that investigation/trial of the case may take considerable time. Therefore, the appeal presented by the present appellants may be allowed.
5. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer made on behalf of the appellants.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without commenting anything on the merits/demerits of the case, I deem it just and proper to allow the appeal filed by the appellants under Section 14- A(2) of SC/ST Act.
7. Accordingly, this criminal appeal filed under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST Act is allowed and order dated 04.03.2025 passed by the learned trial court is set aside. It is directed that appellants- Munesh Son Of Sahab Singh, and Sandeep Son Of Sahab Singh shall be released on bail provided each of them executes a personal bond in a sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sound and solvent sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial court for their appearance before that court on each and every date of hearing and whenever called upon to do so till the completion of the trial.
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