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2025 DAILYLAW 22602 (RAJ)

PHOOLSINGH MEENA S/O LAKSHMICHAND MEENA v. STATE OF RAJASATHAN

CRLMB/8160/2025 · 2025-09-18

Praveer Bhatnagar

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[2025:RJ-JP:38203] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 8160/2025 Phoolsingh Meena S/o Lakshmichand Meena, R/o Gram Ledia, Tehsil Sapotra, Police Thana Sapotra, District Karauli, Rajasthan. Presently Patwari Aji Ki Dhani Tehsil Marwar Junction District Pali ( Presently Accused Petitioner Is Confined In Central Jail Jaipur) ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasathan, Through P.P. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Deepak Chauhan, Mr. Harsh Joshi, Mr. Shubham Sharma, Mr. Anirudh Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP, Ms. Seema (CI - SOG), IO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR Order 18/09/2025 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS on behalf of accused-petitioner. The accused-petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No. 70/2024 registered at Police Station Special Police Station (SOG), District ATS and SOG for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120- B of IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992. 2. Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner submits that the accused-petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the offences alleged against the accused- petitioner are exclusively triable by Magistrate. The accused- petitioner is in custody since 05.06.2025 and the trial of the case [2025:RJ-JP:38203] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-8160/2025] may take considerable time and charge-sheet has already been submitted on 29.08.2025 and the charge-sheet contains long list of 14 prosecution witnesses. There are no criminal antecedents against the accused-petitioner, therefore, the bail application of the accused-petitioner may be allowed. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application. 4. The Investigating Officer Ms. Seema is present before the Court. It is informed by the Investigating Officer that the petitioner has filled the form for the examination conducted in the year, 2021 for the post of Patwari and instead of petitioner one dummy candidate Pappuram Bishnoi @ Lucky appeared in the said exam. The petitioner got selected in the examination and undergone training of almost 2 years as probationer patwari. 5. Heard and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the fact that the offences alleged against the accused-petitioner are exclusively triable by Magistrate, the accused-petitioner is in custody since 05.06.2025 and the trial of the case may take considerable time. There are no criminal antecedents against the accused-petitioner and the charge-sheet contains a long list of 14 prosecution witnesses, therefore, considering the above facts, I deem it just and proper to enlarge the accused-petitioner on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that the accused-petitioner Phoolsingh Meena S/o Lakshmichand Meena, in connection with FIR No. 70/2024 registered at Police Station Special Police Station (SOG), District ATS and SOG, shall be enlarged on bail provided he [2025:RJ-JP:38203] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-8160/2025] 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 and as and when called upon to do so. (PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J Keshav/92