[2025:RJ-JP:31024] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 8955/2025 Chitranjan Sahu @ Pintu Sahu S/o Bamdev Sahu, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Sapoanali, Police Station Chhendipada, District Angul, Odisha. (At Present In Central Jail, Bandikui). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rohit Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vijay Singh Yadav, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 08/08/2025 1. This instant application for bail filed under Section 483 of BNSS by the applicant-accused Chitranjan Sahu @ Pintu Sahu S/o Bamdev Sahu in FIR No. 50/2020 dated 25.07.2020 registered at Special Police Station, SOG, District -ATS & SOG, whereby the applicant-accused has charged under Section 8/20 of NDPS Act. 2. Learned counsel for applicant submits that main accused were already acquitted by the Trial Court by judgment dated 08.04.2024 and present applicant is arrayed as an accused under Section 8/29 of NDPS Act. He further submits that there is neither recovery nor any information about ownership of contraband article. He further submits that on earlier occasion a bail has been filed by this applicant before this Hon’ble Court and same was dismissed as role and involvement is not found proved by SOG. [2025:RJ-JP:31024] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-8955/2025] Further, he submits that the investigation relating to present applicant-accused is completed and is no more required by the Investigating Agency for investigation. He further assures that in case, the applicant-accused is required for further investigation, the applicant-accused will be available for such investigation. At last, he submits that there is no criminal antecedents against the applicant. 3. Aforesaid contentions were opposed by learned Public Prosecutor and he submits that this applicant remained absconded and he avoided the process of investigation and trial so he should not be given the benefit of bail. 4. Heard learned counsel for the applicant-accused along with learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the material placed on record. 5. In the night of 24.07.2020/25.07.2020 on an information about transport of Ganja in huge quantity on interception more than 444 Kg. Ganja was recovered from container No. HR-38-V- 7422 along with escorted vehicle RJ-45-CH-5746 and after registration of FIR No. 50/2020 under Section 8/20 of NDPS Act, a charge-sheet has been filed against Sonu, Jagdeesh, Vedram, Shyam lal, Chiman Lal and Surender. Afterwards, a charge-sheet under Section 299 of Cr.P.C. has been filed against Chitranjan Sahu @ Pintu Sahu. Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dausa has acquitted the accused Sonu, Jagdeesh, Vedram, Shyam lal and Surender on 08.04.2024 in sessions case No. 69/2021 (06/2021) from the charges under Sections 8/20 and 8/29 of NDPS Act. One accused Chiman lal has expired, so proceedings were dropped against him. The present applicant-accused remained absconded. [2025:RJ-JP:31024] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-8955/2025] 6. The order dated 10.11.2021 in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16669/2021 indicate that ATS and SOG has submitted a factual report that Chitranjan Sahu is not found involved in the offence. The Court has directed the IO that in case custodial interrogation is required he shall be served a notice of 15 days. Herein, this case the supplementary charge-sheet against applicant-accused indicate that when Investigating officer of SOG has visited the residence of present applicant in Orrisa on 20.12.2021, then he was found absconded and a notice of 15 days was served but he did not remain present thereafter and after procuring warrant of arrest, he was declared as absconder. 7. The material on record indicate that this applicant has surrendered before the Trial Court on 30.06.2025, whereas this applicant was declared absconder on 27.06.2022. The material further indicate that first anticipatory bail application was also dismissed by the Trial Court on 18.11.2023. The record also indicate that four criminal cases were registered against the applicant and out of which two were under NDPS Act. 8. The facts of the case clearly indicate that main accused were already acquitted but this applicant-accused has remained absconded and he has not cooperated in the trial, therefore, this is not a fit case to enlarge applicant-accused on bail. 9. Thus, bail application preferred by Chitranjan Sahu @ Pintu Sahu S/o Bamdev Sahu is hereby dismissed. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J MONU /8-S