[2025:RJ-JP:41618] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 12596/2025 1. Smt Anaru W/o Shri Lakshman, Aged About 65 Years, R/o House No. 63, Nai Basti, Tiwariwala, Dhankya, Tehsil And District Jaipur (Raj.). 2. Lakshman S/o Shir Salagram, Aged About 70 Years, R/o House No. 63, Nai Basti, Tiwariwala, Dhankya, Tehsil And District Jaipur (Raj.). ----Applicants Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Dharmendra Choudhary, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Arti Sharma, PP with Mr. Rhishi Raj Singh Rathore, PP Mr. Anirudh Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order 13/10/2025 1. The present bail application has been filed under Section 482 BNSS in connection with FIR No. 496/2023 registered at Police Station Bhankrota District Jaipur for the offence(s) under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 469, 471, 120-B of IPC. 2. Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that the alleged incident has occurred on 02.11.2015, whereas impugned FIR has been lodged after an inordinate delay of eights years i.e. 26.09.2023. It is further submitted that applicants are senior citizen aged approximately 65 and 70 years. It is further submitted that the applicants are ready to join the investigation. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the anticipatory bail application. 4. Heard and considered the matter. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the FIR has been lodged [2025:RJ-JP:41618] (2 of 2) [CRLMB-12596/2025] after an inordinate delay of eight years; that the applicants are senior citizen; that they are ready to join investigation, therefore, looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and material on record, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the anticipatory bail application, subject to the condition that the accused-applicants will join investigation on 30.10.2025 at 11:00 am, before the concerned Investigating Officer. 4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. The S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer, Police Station Bhankrota District Jaipur in F.I.R. No. 496/2023 is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused-applicants- Smt Anaru W/o Shri Lakshman and Lakshman S/o Shir Salagram shall be released on bail, provided they furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the S.H.O/I.O/Arresting Officer of the concerned Police Station on the following conditions:- (i) that the applicants shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; and if the applicant fails to join and render due cooperation in the investigation or does not mark appearance before the concerned authority, as directed hereinabove, the present order allowing anticipatory bail to the applicant shall cease to operate; (ii) that the applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or any police officer, and (iii) that the applicants shall not leave India without previous permission of the court. (SAMEER JAIN),J CHANDAN /227