[2026:RJ-JP:26467] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 10854/2026 URN: CRLMB / 20092U / 2026 Mukul Sharma S/o Devendra Kumar, R/o Middle Part-92, Yogendra Nagar, Sitapura, Tehsil Sanganer, District Jaipur (Raj.) ( Presently Accused Confined In Central Jail Bharatpur) ---Accused-Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kapil Gupta with Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Bairwa For Respondent(s) : Mr. Naresh Gupta, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIPIN GUPTA Judgment / Order 14/07/2026 1. The present bail application has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 against the order dated 08.07.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No.4, Bharatpur, in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.14/2026, whereby the bail application of the petitioner was rejected in connection with F.I.R. No.394/2025, Police Station-Kotwali, Bharatpur, District-Bharatpur for the offences under Sections 3, 5, 21, 23 of the Prohibition of Irregular Deposit Scheme Act, 2019; Section 3, 4 of the Price Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 and Sections 318(4), 316(2) and 112(2) of the BNS, 2023 & Section 66-D of I.T. Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2025. He further submits that the co- [2026:RJ-JP:26467] (2 of 4) [CRLMB-10854/2026] accused have already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 08.07.2026 in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1495/2026 and other connected matters. He also submits that except for the offence under Section 3 of the Prohibition of Irregular Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, all the remaining offences are triable by the Magistrate. Learned counsel contends that the charge-sheet has already been filed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further draws the attention of this Court to the statement of the complainant, Rajendra Singh. He submits that, in his statement before the Court, the complainant has not named the present petitioner as having committed any offence. He further submits that an earlier F.I.R. involving offences of a similar nature was registered at Police Station Mathura Gate, District Bharatpur, bearing F.I.R. No. 703/2025. In the said F.I.R., the accused-petitioner has already been enlarged on bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 16814/2025 and other connected matters vide order dated 22.06.2026. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that, as per the list of witnesses appended to the charge-sheet, the prosecution has cited 11 witnesses. However, since the arrest of the petitioner on 11.12.2025, only three witnesses have been examined. He submits that the conclusion of the trial is likely to take a considerable amount of time. Therefore, he prays that the petitioner be enlarged on bail. He further submits that, apart from F.I.R. No. 703/2025 and the present F.I.R., there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioner involving offences of a similar nature or of any other nature. [2026:RJ-JP:26467] (3 of 4) [CRLMB-10854/2026] 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate vehemently opposes the present bail application. 6. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Government Advocate and perused the material available on record. 7. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and upon a consideration the arguments raised particular the fact, that the petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2025 for almost more than seven (7) months, the charge-sheet has already been filed, and only three witnesses have been examined. The Complainant in his statement before the Court has not named the present petitioner; trial will take considerable time. Furthermore, the petitioner has already been enlarged on bail in the main F.I.R. bearing No. 703/2025, which was registered by the police authorities and the present F.I.R. appears to be an offshoot of the said F.I.R., lodged by a victim who is also a victim in the F.I.R. No. 703/2025 and further the fact that the co-accused have already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 08.07.2026 in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1495/2026 and other connected matters, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 8. Consequently, the bail application is allowed. It is ordered that the accused-petitioner namely-Mukul Sharma S/o Devendra Kumar arrested in connection with F.I.R. No.394/2025, Police Station Kotwali, District Bharatpur, shall be released on bail; provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh Only) with two sureties of Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand Only) each, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court, with the [2026:RJ-JP:26467] (4 of 4) [CRLMB-10854/2026] stipulation that they shall appear before the said Court on all dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so until completion of the trial, subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall not leave country without the permission of the Court; (ii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected; (iii) The petitioner 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 to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; and (iv) The accused-petitioner shall mark his presence before the concerned police station once in a month as fixed by the Investigating Officer and a register shall be maintained for the same by Investigating Officer. (v) In case of any change of residential address, the accused-petitioner shall immediately inform the Investigating Officer as well as the trial Court. (BIPIN GUPTA),J Sudha/82