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SATISH KATTA S/O SHRI HARINARAYAN v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

CRLMB/6841/2025 · 2025-06-26

Sudesh Bansal V J

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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[2025:RJ-JP:23570] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 6841/2025 Satish Katta S/o Shri Harinarayan, Aged About 68 Years, R/o House No. 16-17, Khwasji Ka Bag, Durgapura, Police Station Jawahar Circle, Jaipur (Raj.) (At Present Petitioner Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kapil Gupta, Advocate. Mr. Shiv Shanker, Advocate. For Respondent(s) For Complainant : : Ms. Manju Dave, Public Prosecutor. Mr. Hemant Nahta, Advocate. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDESH BANSAL ( V. J.) Order 26/06/2025 1. Instant bail application has been filed by accused-petitioner under Section 483 of BNSS in connection with FIR No.139/2022 registered at Police Station Jyotinagar, District Jaipur (South) for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 501 and 504 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Heard learned counsel for the accused-petitioner, learned public prosecutor and learned counsel for the complainant and perused the material available on record. 3. Taking into consideration that the accused-petitioner and complainant were Directors of Hindustan Broadcasting Company Pvt. Ltd. and allegation against the accused-petitioner is to issue cheques of said company after its closure and on account of [2025:RJ-JP:23570] (2 of 2) [CRLMB-6841/2025] dishonour of cheques, complainant as also her mother had to face criminal cases under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act; accused-petitioner, who is aged about seventy years, is in custody since 17.05.2025; there are no criminal antecedents of the accused-petitioner involving similar nature of offences; offences alleged against the accused-petitioner are triable by Magistrate; conclusion of trial would obviously take considerably long time, but without commenting on merits of the case, this Court deems it just and proper to release the petitioner on bail. 4. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is ordered that the accused-petitioner Satish Katta S/o Shri Harinarayan shall be released on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so. (SUDESH BANSAL ( V. J.)),J Tushar/35