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[2025:RJ-JP:40081] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Second Bail Application No. 7201/2025 Pintu S/o Pukhraj, Aged About 21 Years, R/o Vishnoiyo Ki Dhani, Hinganiya, Police Station Pipad City, District Jodhpur (Raj.). (At Present Confined In District Jail, Ajmer) ----Accused-Petitioner Versus The State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajveer Singh Gurjar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Tapesh Agarwal, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA
Order 03/10/2025
1. The accused-petitioner has filed this second bail application under Section 483 B.N.S.S. arising out of F.I.R. No.387/2023 registered with the Police Station Beawar Sadar, District Ajmer for offence under Section 8/15 of NDPS Act and Section 482 of IPC.
2. This second bail application has been filed by the accused-petitioner mainly on the ground of delaying the trial. The first bail application was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated
20.09.2024.
3.
Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner submits that the accused-petitioner is in custody since 11.08.2023 and charges have been framed against him on 01.05.2024 for offences punishable under Section 8/15 of NDPS Act and Section 482 of
[2025:RJ-JP:40081] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-7201/2025] IPC. He further submits that even after a lapse of a period of more than one year, the prosecution evidence has not been completed.
4. Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the
submissions made by counsel for the accused-petitioner and submits that as per the report received by him, out of total twenty nine prosecution witnesses, eight witnesses have already been examined and ten witnesses have been summoned for their evidence for the date fixed on 13th and 14th October, 2025. He also submits that sincere efforts are being made for examination of the prosecution witnesses.
5. Considered the submissions made at bar and so also perused the material made available on record.
6. This Court vide order dated 18.07.2025 summoned the status report from the learned Trial Court with regard to trial of the case. Though, there is delay in the progress of the trial of the case, however, after summoning the report, four witnesses have been examined and ten witnesses have been summoned for their examination on 13th and 14th October, 2025. The allegation against the accused-petitioner is that 194 kg ‘Doda Chura’ has been recovered from his possession, which is much more then the commercial quantity.
7. Taking into consideration the allegation against the accused-petitioner, this Court at this stage is not inclined to enlarge the accused-petitioner on bail.
8. Accordingly, the present second bail application is
[2025:RJ-JP:40081] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-7201/2025] dismissed.
9. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the case and conclude the same as early as possible.
10. The prosecution is also directed to get the prosecution witnesses examined without there being any reasonable excuse of witnesses.
(GANESH RAM MEENA),J ARTI SHARMA /1