SUSHIL KARNANI S/O LATE SHRI CHAGANLAL KARNANI v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CRLMB/10738/2025 · 2026-07-07
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 10738/2025 URN: CRLMB / 20779U / 2025 Sushil Karnani S/o Late Shri Chaganlal Karnani, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Himmatsar, Tehsil And Police Station Nokha, District Bikaner. At Present Plot No. 68, Tirupati Town Kardhani, Police Station Kardhani, Jaipur West. (At Present Accused Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur). ----Accused-Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan, through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Rajveer Singh Gurjar For Respondent(s) : Mr.N.S. Dhakar, PP with Mr.Shubham Sain, AAG & Mr.Rishabh Kala JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND
Order 07/07/2026
1. The instant bail application under Section 483 BNSS has been filed by the petitioner in connection with the FIR No.197/2021, registered at the Police Station Vishwakarma, District Jaipur City (West) for the offences punishable under Sections 8, 22 and 25 of the NDPS Act.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the basis of confessional statement given by the co-accused-Shashi Bharti, the petitioner has been implicated as an accused under Sections 8/29 of NDPS Act. Counsel further submits that the co-accused-Shashi Bharti has been granted indulgence of bail and the recovery of the alleged contraband has been effected at the instance of the co-
(2 of 2) [CRLMB-10738/2025] accused-Mohd. Tahir and the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the alleged incident, hence, indulgence of bail be granted to the petitioner.
3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer made by counsel for the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is in habit of repeating and committing the same offences again and again. He further submits that nine cases of identical nature, i.e., under NDPS ACt have been registered against him between the year 2017 till 2021 at various Police Stations across the State of Rajasthan and in some of the matters, he has been charge-sheeted and facing trial. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve indulgence of bail.
4. Heard and considered the submissions made at the Bar and perused the material available on the record.
5. Perusal of the record indicates that huge quantity of contraband, i.e., 867.70 kg of medicinal drugs have been recovered at the instance of the co-accused-Mohd. Tahir and as per the case of prosecution, the contraband has been supplied by the petitioner to the co-accused and looking to the fact that nine cases of identical nature under NDPS Act are lying pending against the petitioner, hence, this Court is not inclined to accept the instant bail application.
6. Accordingly, the present bail application submitted by the petitioner is liable to be and is hereby dismissed.
(ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Aayush Sharma/29