[2026:RJ-JP:34034] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 3rd Bail Application No. 13118/2026 CNR: RJHC020804362026 | URN: CRLMB / 24248U / 2026 Rajesh @ Khanna S/o Hemraj, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Village Ukhlala, Police Station Aligarh, District Tonk (Rajasthan). (At Present Confined In District Jail Tonk) ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Lakhan Singh Meena For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vijay Singh Yadav, PP Mr. Onkar Singh Rajpurohit, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 21/08/2026 1. This third bail application under Section 483 of BNSS is filed by the applicant-accused Rajesh @ Khanna S/o Hemraj seeking bail in respect of a criminal case registered as FIR No.74/2025 dated 22.06.2025 registered at P.S. SOP, District-Tonk, for the offence under Sections 8 and 20 of NDPS Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the matter and the investigation against him is complete and he is no more required in investigation. He further submits that there are no chance of fleeing of applicant accused from the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court. He also submits that the [2026:RJ-JP:34034] (2 of 4) [CRLMB-13118/2026] applicant undertakes not to repeat offence and cooperate with trial, which will take time. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that first bail application of present petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn and second was dismissed on 10-2-2026 after considering the criminal cases against the petitioner. He further submitted that till date 09 witnesses have been examined by the prosecution and petitioner is in custody for last more than one year but the trial has not been concluded. He also submitted that allegation upon present petitioner is under Section 8/29 of NDPS Act, whereas the person from whom the recovery was effected has already been enlarged on bail. He further submitted that in pending criminal case petitioner accused is on bail. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the allegations are grave and serious in nature. 5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the material placed on record by both the parties. 6. First bail application of present petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn on 26-9-2025 and the bail application of Rajendra Kumar @ Sanwra from whom ganja 5.06 kg was recovered was allowed by this Court on 14-8-2025. The material indicate that nine witnesses have been examined so far by the trial court. The petitioner is charged for committing offence under Section 8/29 of NDPS Act, whereas other accused have already been enlarged on bail. There are six [2026:RJ-JP:34034] (3 of 4) [CRLMB-13118/2026] criminal cases against the petitioner and out of which two have been disposed of. The material also indicate that the matter arising out of FIR no. 37/2021 has already been disposed of on 12-2-2024. Now three criminal cases relating to NDPS Act are pending against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since his arrest on 07-8-2025. 7. Upon hearing the arguments and perusing the record, we have found that the applicant-accused is no more required in the investigation and he is in custody for quite some time. The further proceedings will take its own time, therefore, looking to entirety of facts and circumstances of the case and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the Court deems it appropriate to grant bail to the applicant- accused. 8. Thus, the instant third bail application filed on behalf of applicant-accused Rajesh @ Khanna S/o Hemraj, is hereby allowed and the applicant-accused is ordered to be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond of ₹50,000/- with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant-accused shall mark his attendance on second Tuesday of every month at P.S. SOP, District Tonk. (ii) The applicant-accused shall not tamper with evidence or influence the witness in any manner. (iii) The applicant-accused shall not indulge in any criminal activity and shall not repeat any criminal offence punishable under the Law. [2026:RJ-JP:34034] (4 of 4) [CRLMB-13118/2026] (iv) The applicant-accused shall attend the hearing of the Trial Court on the date fixed by the Trial court or as and when asked to appear before the Trial Court. (v) In case of any violation of above conditions, the bail granted to the applicant-accused shall be liable to be canceled. 9. The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the Trial Court through E-mail. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J 24/CHETNA BEHRANI