Serial No. 3 Regular Cause List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU (Th. Virtual Mode) Bail App 93/2026 CrlM (881/2026) Satpal Sharma and Another …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s). Through: Mr. Anmol Sharma, Advocate Vs. UT of J and K Th. Station House Officer, Police Station, Ransoo, Reasi and Another ...Respondent(s). Through: Mr. Sumeet Bhatia, GA CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHD YOUSUF WANI, JUDGE ORDER 29.05.2026 1. Through the medium of the instant petition having been filed in terms of provisions of Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the “BNSS’ for short), the petitioners seek grant of pre-arrest bail in their favour in case FIR No. 4/2026 registered with Police Station, Ransoo, District Reasi under Sections 127(2), 137(2), 351(2) of BNS and Section 8 & 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on the grounds mentioned in the application. 2. It is revealed from the perusal of the record of the petition as also admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the earlier petition for grant of anticipatory bail filed on behalf of the petitioners is pending disposal before the Court of Ld. Principal Sessions Judge, Reasi. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the Court of Ld. Principal Sessions Judge has been only adjourning the matter without disposal of the same on merits. It is further submitted that since the Sessions Court concerned seized of the earlier bail petition has not been disposing of the same since long, therefore, the petitioners have been prompted to approach this Court seeking pre-arrest bail in their favour. 4. It is now well settled by the recent judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India that an accused seeking pre-arrest bail in his favour should first approach the concerned territorial Sessions Court seeking the said concession and if aggrieved he can subsequently approach the High Court with the same prayer. 5. Mere pendency of the earlier bail petition in the court of the territorial Sessions Court cannot justify the hearing of this subsequent bail petition by this Court. 6. Accordingly, the instant bail petition is disposed of with the direction to the Ld. Principal Sessions Judge, Reasi, that he shall dispose of the pending bail petition filed by or on behalf of the petitioners, under law, in an expeditious manner and not later than a period of one week. 7. A copy of this order shall be forwarded to the ld. Sessions Court concerned for information and compliance. 8. This application is disposed of. (MOHD YOUSUF WANI) JUDGE SRINAGAR 29.05.2026 Shahid Manzoor