[2025:RJ-JP:20821] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal (Sb) No. 792/2025 Lalit Lodha Alias Pakoda S/o Jagdish Lodha, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Near Shiv Mandir , Ganeshpura , Ps Railway Colony , Kota (At Present In Jail At Kota) ----Appellant Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor 2. Surendra Meena S/o Durgalal, R/o Rajeev Nagar Kacchi Basti, Ganeshpura Railway Colony Kota ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sajid Ali For Respondent(s) : Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR Order 16/05/2025 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 appellant being aggrieved with the order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities Cases), Kota (hereinafter to be referred as ‘trial court’) in FIR No. 385/2024 registered at Police Station Railway Colony, District Kota City for the offence under Sections 109(1), 3(5), 352 of BNS, 2023 and Section 3 of SC/ST Act whereby the trial court has dismissed the bail application filed on behalf of the appellant. [2025:RJ-JP:20821] (2 of 3) [CRLAS-792/2025] 2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material on record. 3. No one appears for the complainant despite service. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has falsely been implicated in this case. The so called injury caused to the injured was found to be simple in nature. Though there are 12 cases pending against him but in three cases only fine has been imposed and in one case he has been acquitted. Co- accused has been enlarged on bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court on 07.03.2025. Appellant is behind the bars since 18.12.2024. Charge-sheet has been filed. No fruitful purpose will be served by keeping the appellant in incarceration. He further submits that investigation/trial of the case may take considerable time, therefore, the appeal presented by the present appellant may be allowed. 5. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer made on behalf of the appellant. 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 appellant 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 17.03.2025 passed by the learned trial court is set aside. It is directed that appellant-Lalit Lodha Alias Pakoda S/o Jagdish Lodha shall be released on bail provided he executes a personal bond in a sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sound and solvent sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the [2025:RJ-JP:20821] (3 of 3) [CRLAS-792/2025] satisfaction of learned trial court for his appearance before that court on each and every date of hearing and whenever called upon to do so till the completion of the trial. (PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J Arun/317