[2026:RJ-JP:32634] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 8695/2026 CNR: RJHC020541142026 | URN: CRLMB / 15916U / 2026 Gordhan Das Maheshwari S/o Late Gopal Lal Maheshwari, Aged About 72 Years, Residing at Plot 18, Bardiya Colony, Museum Road, Jaipur (Rajasthan). ----Accused-Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan, Through P.P. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Swadeep Singh Hora, Adv. with Mr. Naresh Kumar Sejvani, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP Mr. Deepak Chauhan, Adv. with Mr. Harsh Joshi, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order 1. Arguments Concluded On: 17.08.2026 2. Order Reserved On: 17.08.2026 3. Full Order/Operative Part Pronounced: Full Order 4. Pronounced On: 02.09.2026 izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds varxZr ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i=] iqfyl Fkkuk fp=dwV] ftyk t;iqj ¼if'pe½ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 121@2026] vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 420] 406] 467] 471] 506] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa fxj¶rkjh dh vk'kadk ds QyLo:i vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk is'k fd;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku rdZ jgk gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ofj"B ukxfjd gS] tks gk;ijVsa'ku] Mk;fcVht ,oa vU; [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (2 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] xEHkhj fcekfj;ksa ls xzflr gSa] ftuds laca/k esa mldk bZykt py jgk gSA ifjokfn;k nsoh uxj] U;w lkaxkusj t;iqj esa fuokl djrh gS vkSj gksVy jkt iSysl tksjkojflag xsV esa dk;Z djrh gS vkSj mlus vius izHkko dk iz;ksx dj iqfyl Fkkuk fp=dwV] t;iqj ¼if'pe½ esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djok;h gSA ifjokfn;k dk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa dFku gS fd mlus foëy nkl ekgs'ojh foRrh; czksdj ds ek/;e ls pkyhl yk[k :i;s ikap flrkjk gksVy dk fodkl djus ds fy, mDr gksVy esa 20 izfr'kr dk ykHk ysus ,oa cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVjlZ ds :i esa fu;qDr djus ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr xksj/ku nkl ekgs'ojh dks fn;s gSa] fdUrq mlus mDr :i;s vkSj mDr ykHk izkIr ugha fd;s gSaA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us o"kZ 2017 esa fjlksVZ esa fuos'k ds uke ij ifjokfn;k dks ykHk ,oa fgLlsnkjh dk vk'oklu nsdj mlls :i;s izkIr fd;s gksa ;g xyr gSA ifjokfn;k vkSj izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds e/; nhokuh izd`fr dk fookn gSA ifjokfn;k us fnukad 14-02-2024 dks izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks uksfVl fn;k Fkk] ftlesa mlds }kjk ysu&nsu dk mYys[k fd;k x;k FkkA mldk nhokuh okn le; ckf/kr gksus ds dkj.k ls mlus nhokuh izdj.k dks vkijkf/kd jax nsus ds fy, >wBk izdj.k ntZ djok;k gSA ifjokfn;k }kjk okf.kfT;d U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e 2015 dh /kkjk 12, ds rgr e/;LFkrk dk;Zokgh dh xbZ Fkh] ysfdu mlds }kjk okf.kfT;d U;k;ky; esa izdj.k lafLFkr ugha fd;k x;k gSA bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB ds }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 04-06-2026 dh ikyuk esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us vuqla/kku esa Hkkx ys fy;k gS ,oa vkxs Hkh og vuqla/kku esa lg;ksx djus fy, rS;kj o rRij gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk mís'; dHkh Hkh ifjokfn;k dks /kks[kk nsuk ;k mlds lkFk Ny djus dk ugha jgk gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vU; vkijkf/kd izd.k ntZ gksus ds vk/kkj ij mls vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk dk ykHk iznku fd;s tkus ls oafpr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS ,oa vU; flfoy izd`fr ds okn vU; U;k;ky;ksa esa yfEcr gS] muesa ls dbZ izdj.kksa dk fu.kZ; gks pqdk gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks ;fn vdkj.k fxj¶rkj fd;k x;k rks mlds fof/kd [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (3 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] vf/kdkjksa dk guu gksxk] vr% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkosA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fuEu fofu'p; izLrqr fd;s%& 1. Usha Chakraborty and Another Vs State of West Bengal and Another; (2023) 15 SCC 135; Order Dated 30.01.2023 2. Satender Kumar Antil Vs Central Bureau of Investigation and Another & Other Connected Matter; 2026 SCC OnLine SC 162; Order Dated 15.01.2026 3. Kamaljit Kaur & Anr. Vs The State of Punjab; Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 8495/2026; Order Dated 14.07.2026 4. Niraj Raj Garg Vs State of Rajasthan; S.B. Cri. Miscellaneous Second Bail Application No. 1802/1988; Order Dated 25.08.1988 5. Mohd. Wajid and Another Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others; (2023) 20 Supreme Court Cases 219; Order Dated 08.08.2023 6. Ankit Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Another; 2025 SCC Online SC 809; Order Dated 17.04.2025 7. Satishchandra Ratanlal Shah Vs State of Gujarat and Another; (2019) 9 SCC 148; Order Dated 03.01.2019 8. Madanlal Pareek Vs State of Rajasthan & Another; S.B. Criminal Misc. (Pet.) No. 776/2018; Order Dated 18.09.2024 9. Rikhab Birani & Anr. Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.; SLP (Crl.) No. 8592/2024; Order Dated 16.04.2025 10.Mohammed Ibrahim and Others Vs State of Bihar and Another; (2009) 8 SCC 751; Order Dated 04.09.2009 [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (4 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] 11.Rekha Sharad Ushir Vs Saptashrungi Mahila Nagari Sahkari Patsansta Ltd.; Criminal Appeal No. 724/2025; Order Dated 26.03.2025 12.Shally Mahant @ Sandeep Vs State of Punjab; SLP (CRL.) No. 20/2026; Order Dated 09.02.2026 13.Bijender Vs State of Haryana; SLP (Crl.) No(s) 1079/2024; Order Dated 06.03.2024 14.G. Saminathhan & Another Vs The State, Represented by the Sub- Inspector of Police & Another; Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 10294/2025; Order Dated 31.07.2026 15.Satyanarayan Gupta Vs State of Rajasthan through P.P ; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3990/2025; Order Dated 12.08.2026 16. Simara Foods Pvt. Ltd Vs State of Rajasthan & Another; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 4109/2023; Order Dated 10.05.2024 17.Gordhan Das Maheswari Vs State of Rajasthan; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 8695/2026 18.Gurdeep Singh Vs State of Rajasthan; S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2762/2026; Order Dated 18.02.2026 ifjokfn;k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk cgl ds nkSjku rdZ jgk gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k ds lkFk /kks[kk/kMh djus dh fu;r ls fjlksVZ ,oa Lik esa jkf'k fuos'k djus ij mls fjlksVZ ds cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVlZ esa 'kkfey djus ,oa 20 izfr'kr equkQk jkf'k nsus dk >kalk nsdj mlls pkyhl yk[k :i;s izkIr dj fy;s] fdUrq uk gh mls cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVlZ esa 'kkfey fd;k vkSj uk gh equkQk jkf'k dk Hkqxrku fd;kA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) 04 vU; leku izd`fr ds izdj.k fofHkUu iqfyl Fkkuksa esa yfEcr gS] ftuesa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us vU; yksxksa dks Hkh /kks[kk nsdj [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (5 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] iSlk gMi j[kk gS] ftlds laca/k esa fofHkUu yksxksa us izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ,oa mlds iq= uouhr ekgs'ojh ds fo:) fofHkUu U;k;ky;ksa esa okn lafLFkr dj j[ks gSa] vU; vkijkf/kd izdj.k ntZ gksus ,oa ekeys dh xEHkhjrk dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us bl izdj.k ds leku izd`fr okys izdj.kksa esa vfHk;qDr dks vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk dk ykHk iznku ugha fd;k gSA izdj.k flfoy izd`fr dk ugha gS ,oa vkijkf/kd Ny ,oa vkijkf/kd U;kl Hkax dk gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk izkjEHk ls gh ifjokfn;k dks :i;s nsus dk vk'k; ugha Fkk vkSj mlus fofHkUu voljksa ij ykHk dh dqN jkf'k vnk dh gS vkSj pkyhl yk[k :i;s ij uk rks ykHk iznku fd;k] uk gh dEiuh dh 'ks;j gksfYMax nsus vkSj uk gh mudh ewy jde okil nh gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) iqfyl us /kkjk 420] 406 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k izekf.kr ekuk gSA bl Lrj ij ;g ugha dgk tk ldrk gS fd izdj.k flfoy izd`fr dk gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA vr% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks ns[krs gq, vfxze tekur vkosnu [kkfjt fd;k tkosA muds }kjk vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fuEu fofu'p; izLrqr fd;s x;s%& 1. Punit Beriwala Vs State of NCT of Delhi and Others; 2025 SCC OnLine SC 983; Order Dated 29.04.2025 2. Pradipto Ganguly Vs The State of Haryana; Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 11304/2024; Order Dated 23.09.2024 3. S.N. Vijayalaksmi & Ors. Vs State of Karnataka & Anr.; Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 8626/2024; Order Dated 31.07.2025 4. K. Jagadish Vs Udaya Kumar G.S. and Another; (2020) 14 SCC 552; Order Dated 10.01.2020 5. Kathyayini Vs Sidharth P.S. Reddy & Ors.; SLP (CRL.) No. 1105/2024; Order Dated 14.07.2025 [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (6 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] 6. Balwinder Singh Vs State of Punjab; Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 31375/2024; Order Dated 05.08.2024 ifjokfn;k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dh vksj ls izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vU; izdj.k fofHkUu U;k;ky;ksa esa yfEcr gksus ds laca/k esa lwph dk voyksdu djok;k x;k] ftlesa fuEu izdj.k mYysf[kr Fks%& esVªks&çFke 1- DJ-1st lqHkkath xks[kd cuke xkso/kZunkl 12-11-2025 2- DJ-3rd fou; dqekj xks[kd cuke xkso/kZunkl 12-11-2025 3- DJ-3rd lyhy cksFkjk cuke xkso/kZunkl 18-11-2025 4- ADJ-5 Ist lrh'k pUn cuke xkso/kZunkl 15-11-2025 5- ADJ-3 Ist eqUæk jk;u jkt VªLV cuke xkso/kZunkl 15-11-2025 6- ADJ-6 Ist yfyr ikVuh cuke xkso/kZunkl 27-11-2025 7- ADJ-1 Ist jktsUæ ewanM+k cuke xkso/kZunkl 25-11-2025 8- ADJ-7 Ist f'keyk ewanM+k cuke xkso/kZunkl 25-11-2025 9- ADJ-1 Ist f'keyk ewanM+k cuke xkso/kZunkl 25-11-2025 10- ACJM-8 Ist LVsV cuke xkso/kZunkl 07-11-2025 11- ADJ-5 Ist rkjkpUn pkS/kjh cuke xkso/kZunkl 14-11-2025 12- ADJ-5 Ist vk'kqrks"k pkS/kjh cuke xkso/kZunkl 14-11-2025 13- ADJ-5 Ist 'kkafryky rkEch cuke xkso/kZunkl 20-11-2025 14- ADJ-5 Ist vfurk Hkalkyh cuke xkso/kZunkl 11-11-2025 15- ADJ-4 Ist fouk;d xêkuh cuke xkso/kZunkl 28-11-2025 16- ADJ-6 Ist jktdqekj tSu cuke xkso/kZunkl 06-11-2025 17- ADJ-3 Ist fj'ke dkyjk cuke xkso/kZunkl 06-11-2025 18- ADJ-5 Ist vfpZr vxzoky cuke xkso/kZunkl 11-11-2025 19- ADJ-5 Ist vfer vxzoky cuke xkso/kZunkl 11-11-2025 20- NJ-10 Ist vkbZ-vkbZ-,Q-,y- cuke uouhr 20-12-2025 21- NJ-10 Ist pksykeçy;; cuke uouhr 17-01-2026 22- ACJM-7 Ist LVsV ¼rkjkpUn½ cuke uouhr 07-11-2025 23- ADJ-5 Ist yfyr ikVuh cuke uouhr 04-11-2025 24- DJ-7 tqgh dêk cuke xkso/kZunkl 10-11-2025 esVªks&f}rh; 1- ADJ-8 IInd vfHk"kd fpryfx;ka cuke xkso/kZunkl 29-11-2025 2- ADJ-8 IInd vkseçdk'k vxzoky cuke xkso/kZunkl 09-12-2025 3- ADJ-8 IInd dey flag oS| cuke xkso/kZunkl 4- ADJ-2 IInd ¼QSlyk½ f{kfrt dksBkjh cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 29-08-2025 5- ADJ-2 IInd ¼nkok½ f{kfrt dksBkjh cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 04-10-2025 [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (7 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] 6- ADJ-2 IInd ¼bdjk;½ js[kk dksBkjh cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 29-08-2025 7- ADJ-2 IInd ¼nkok½ js[kk dksBkjh cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 04-10-2023 8- ADJ-3 IInd vUtw eq[khtk cuke xkso/kZunkl 08-12-2025 9- ADJ-3 IInd vUtw eq[khtk cuke xkso/kZunkl 08-12-2025 10- ADJ-7 IInd vfdar xks[kd cuke uouhr 11-12-2025 11- ADJ-7 IInd rkjk xks[kd cuke uouhr 11-12-2025 12- DJ-ADJ-7 IInd jsgkl mYyk cuke xkso/kZunkl 14-11-2025 13- ACJM-1 IInd tqxyfd'kksj ekyikuh cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 07-01-2023 14- ACMM-3 IInd eSllZ Vsyj cMZ cuke xkso/kZunkl] QSlyk 05-07-2019 eSaus mHk;i{k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA orZeku izdj.k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj ifjokfn;k us izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk ;g dgus ij dh mlds }kjk le /kukuk jksM] iqfyl ykbZu] tSlyesj fd'ku?kkV esa fjlksVZ ,oa Lik dk fuekZ.k djok;k tk jgk gS vkSj ;fn ifjokfn;k mDr fjlksVZ esa fuos'k djrh gS rks mls fjlksVZ ds cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVlZ esa 'kkfey djsaxs] ,d LohV mlds fy, ges'kk cqd jgsxk vkSj mls ,l-,p- Hkh cuk;k tk;sxk vkSj 20 izfr'kr ykHk fjlksVZ pkyw gksus ij mls ns fn;k tk;sxkA ifjokfn;k us vius ,oa vius ifr ds thoudky esa vftZr lEiw.kZ tek jkf'k ,oa yksxksa ls m/kkj jkf'k ysdj] izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds mDr izkstsDV esa pkyhl yk[k :i;s fuos'k dj fn;sA ifjokfn;k dk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;g dFku gS fd fnukad 15-09-2017 ls fnukad 07-07-2018 rd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk mls equkQk fn;k x;k vkSj mlds ckn mlus equkQk nsuk can dj fn;k] Qksu mBkuk can dj fn;k ,oa mlus fjlksVZ dks eSfj;V izca/ku dks ns fn;k] mls cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVlZ esa 'kkfey ugha fd;k vkSj uk gh 20 izfr'kr 'ks;j gkWfYMax dk equkQk fn;kA ifjokfn;k dk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds eu esa izkjEHk ls gh cnfu;fr vkSj mlds lkFk /kks[kk/kMh djus dh fu;r FkhA izdj.k esa vuqla/kku ls ;g rF; lkeus vk;k gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us jk/ks xksfoUn d`ik izkbZosV fyfeVsM ds uke ls le /kukuk jksM] iqfyl [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (8 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] ykbZu] tSlyesj esa 20 ch?kk tehu [kjhnh ,oa 137 dejksa ds ikap flrkjk gksVy dk fuekZ.k dk;Z dj ml gksVy dks pykus gsrq eSfj;Vy izca/ku dks lqiqnZ dj fn;k vkSj mDr jk/ks xksfoUn d`ik izkbZosV fyfeVsM dEiuh esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr] mldh iRuh ,oa iq= uouhr ekgs'ojh Mk;jsDVj gSa rFkk dEiuh dh 48 izfr'kr 'ks;j gkWfYMax izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds ikl gS rFkk ckdh 52 izfr'kr dh 'ks;j gkWfYMax ifjokj ds vU; lnL;ksa ds ikl gSA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;g rF; Hkh lkeus vk;k gS fd ifjokfn;k us vius ,p-Mh-,Q-lh- cSad ds [kkrs ls izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds vkbZ-lh-vkbZ-lh-vkbZ- cSad ds [kkrsa esa fnukad 24-08-2017 dks pkyhl yk[k :i;s dh jkf'k vkj-Vh-th-,l- ds ek/;e ls varfjr dh gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa izFken`"V;k ;g ekuk tk ldrk gS fd pkyhl yk[k :i;s dh jkf'k izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k ls izkIr dh ,oa oLrqr% mDr jkf'k fuos'k djus ds cnys esa ifjokfn;k dks 20 izfr'kr 'ks;j gkWfYMax equkQk] ,d LohV nsuk ,oa cksMZ vkWQ Mk;jsDVlZ esa mls 'kkfey djus dk dksbZ le>kSrk ifjokfn;k vkSj izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds e/; gqvk ;k ugha ;g lk{; dh fo"k;oLrq gS] ftldk vo/kkj.k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; xq.kkoxq.k ij dj ldrk gSA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;g rF; lkeus vk;k gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds }kjk ifjokfn;k ls fy;s x;s pkyhl yk[k :i;s dk mls C;kt fofHkUu fnukadksa ij fofHkUu jkf'k nsdj dqy 5]56]000@& :i;s fnukad 09-07-2018 rd ifjokfn;k ds [kkrs esa tek djk fn;s x;s ,oa mlds i'pkr~ ifjokfn;k dks C;kt nsuk can dj fn;k vkSj fofHkUu rkjh[kksa ij dqy 9]00]000@& :i;s dh ewy jkf'k izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k dks nh] tks jkf'k 9]00]000@& :i;s ewy jkf'k equkQs ds :i esa nh xbZ] mlls izFken`"V;k ;g ekuk tk ldrk gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k }kjk fn;s x;s pkyhl yk[k :i;s e; C;kt ifjokfn;k dks iznku ugha fd;s vkSj uk gh vnk fd;s tkus ds laca/k esa dksbZ dk;Zokgh dhA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks ewy jde ;k C;kt ;k equkQk ;k fgLlsnkjh fn;s tkus esa dksbZ ijs'kkuh Fkh rks bl laca/k esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk ifjokfn;k dks uksfVl ugha fn;k x;k gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa bl Lrj ij ;g ugha dgk tk [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (9 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] ldrk gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk mís'; ifjokfn;k dks iSls nsus dk jgk gksA ifjokfn;k us izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) mlds eu esa izkjEHk ls gh ifjokfn;k ds lkFk /kks[kk/kMh djds mlds pkyhl yk[k :i;s gMius dk vkjksi yxk;k gS] ;gka ;g dguk U;k;ksfpr gksxk fd iqfyl us izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 420] 406 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k izFken`"V;k cuuk ik;k gS vkSj vuqla/kku 'ks"k gksuk Hkh crk;k gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) bl izdj.k ds leku izd`fr ds 04 izdj.k fofHkUu iqfyl Fkkuksa esa /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa yfEcr jgs gSaA blds vfrfjDr ifjokfn;k ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd us bl U;k;ky; ds voyksdukFkZ] izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ntZ izdj.kksa dh tks lwph izLrqr dh gS] mlds vuqlkj izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) dbZ flfoy izdj.k flfoy U;k;ky;ksa esa yfEcr py jgs gSa] mu flfoy izdj.kksa esa Hkh izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk oknhx.k ls :i;s ysdj okil ugha fn;s tkus ds rF; crk;s x;s gSa vkSj mDr oknhx.k }kjk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ls :i;ksa dh olwyh ds mís'; ls mDr flfoy izdj.k lafLFkr fd;s x;s gSa ,oa 06 izdj.k izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds iq= uouhr ekgs'ojh ds fo:) lafLFkr fd;s tkuk crk;k x;k gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us Balwinder Singh Vs State of punjab; Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 31375/2024; Order Dated 05.08.2024 ds iSjk la[;k 3 esa ;g mYysf[kr fd;k gS fd%& 3. Considering that the petitioner has a long list of criminal antecedents against him and has similar cases, we are not inclined to interfere in the matter and grant anticipatory bail. The Special Leave petition is dismissed. mijksDr U;kf;d fofu'p; esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)kar dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, bl izdj.k dh leku izd`fr ds 04 izdj.k izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ntZ gksus rFkk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vU; dbZ flfoy izdj.k flfoy U;k;ky;ksa esa yfEcr gksus ds rF; dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk dk ykHk iznku fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (10 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] tgka rd izdj.k flfoy izd`fr dk gS ;k ugha ;k flfoy izd`fr ds izdj.k dks vkijkf/kd jax nsus ds fy, ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djok;h xbZ gS] bl rF; dk fu/kkZj.k vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk dk ykHk izkIr djus okys tekur izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr /kkjk 482 ch-,u-,l-,l- ds vUrxZr vfHkfu/kkZfjr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS] bl rF; dk fu/kkZj.k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk xq.kkoxq.k ij lk{; i'pkr~ gh vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k tk ldrk gSA flfoy izd`fr ds izdj.kksa esa vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk ldrh gSA flfoy izdj.kksa esa vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh dsoy vkijkf/kd rF; fo|eku gksus ij gh dh tk ldrh gSA bl laca/k esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk Kathyayini Vs Sidharth P.S. Reddy & Ors.; SLP (CRL.) No. 1105/2024 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 14-07-2025 ds iSjk la[;k 19 o 20 dks ;gka mYysf[kr fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gS%& 19. We now come to the issue of bar against prosecution during the pendency of a civil suit. We hereby hold that no such bar exists against prosecution if the offences punishable under criminal law are made out against the parties to the civil suit. Learned senior counsel Dr. Menaka Guruswamy has rightly placed the relevant judicial precedents to support the above submission. In the case of K. Jagadish v. Udaya Kumar G.S. and another, this Court has reviewed its precedents which clarify the position. The relevant paragraph from the above judgment is extracted below: “8. It is thus well settled that in certain cases the very same set of facts may give rise to remedies in civil as well as in criminal proceedings and even if a civil remedy is availed by a party, he is not precluded from setting in motion the proceedings in criminal law.” 20. In Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar and another4, this Court summed up the distinction between the two remedies as under : “21. … There are a large number of cases where criminal law and civil law can run side by side. The two remedies are not mutually exclusive but clearly coextensive and essentially [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (11 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] differ in their content and consequence. The object of the criminal law is to punish an offender who commits an offence against a person, property or the State for which the accused, on proof of the offence, is deprived of his liberty and in some cases even his life. This does not, however, affect the civil remedies at all for suing the wrongdoer in cases like arson, accidents, etc. It is an anathema to suppose that when a civil remedy is available, a criminal prosecution is completely barred. The two types of actions are quite different in content, scope and import. It is not at all intelligible to us to take the stand that if the husband dishonestly misappropriates the stridhan property of his wife, though kept in his custody, that would bar prosecution under Section 406 IPC or render the ingredients of Section 405 IPC nugatory or abortive. To say that because the stridhan of a married woman is kept in the custody of her husband, no action against him can be taken as no offence is committed is to override and distort the real intent of the law.” bl laca/k esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk K. Jagadish Vs Udaya Kumar G.S. and Another; (2020) 14 SCC 552 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 10-01-2020 ds iSjk la[;k 10 o 11 dks ;gka mYysf[kr fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gS%& 10. In Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi) [Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi), (1999) 3 SCC 259 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 401] this Court observed: (SCC p. 263, paras 10-12) “10. It may be that the facts narrated in the present complaint would as well reveal a commercial transaction or money transaction. But that is hardly a reason for holding that the offence of cheating would elude from such a transaction. In fact, many a cheatings were committed in the course of commercial and also money transactions. One of the illustrations set out under Section 415 of the Penal Code, 1860 [Illustration f] is worthy of notice now: ‘(f) A intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A means to repay any money that Z may lend to him and [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (12 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] thereby dishonestly induces Z to lend him money, A not intending to repay it. A cheats.’ 11. The crux of the postulate is the intention of the person who induces the victim of his representation and not the nature of the transaction which would become decisive in discerning whether there was commission of offence or not. The complainant has stated in the body of the complaint that he was induced to believe that the respondent would honour payment on receipt of invoices, and that the complainant realised later that the intentions of the respondent were not clear. He also mentioned that the respondent after receiving the goods had sold them to others and still he did not pay the money. Such averments would prima facie make out a case for investigation by the authorities. 12. The High Court [Gagan Kishore Srivastava v. State, 1998 SCC OnLine Del 625 : (1998) 47 DRJ 438] seems to have adopted a strictly hypertechnical approach and sieved the complaint through a colander of finest gauzes for testing the ingredients under Section 415 IPC. Such an endeavour may be justified during trial, but certainly not during the stage of investigation. At any rate, it is too premature a stage for the High Court to step in and stall the investigation by declaring that it is a commercial transaction simpliciter wherein no semblance of criminal offence is involved.” 11. The aforesaid view was reiterated in Kamaladevi Agarwal v. State of W.B. [Kamaladevi Agarwal v. State of W.B., (2002) 1 SCC 555 : 2002 SCC (Cri) 200] as under: (SCC p. 561, para 9) “9. Criminal prosecution cannot be thwarted at the initial stage merely because civil proceedings are also pending. After referring to judgments in State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal [State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335 : 1992 SCC (Cri) 426] and Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi) [Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi), (1999) 3 SCC 259 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 401] this Court in Trisuns Chemical Industry v. Rajesh Agarwal [Trisuns Chemical Industry v. Rajesh Agarwal, (1999) 8 SCC 686 : 2000 SCC (Cri) 47] held: (SCC p. 690, paras 7-8) [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (13 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] ‘7. Time and again this Court has been pointing out that quashing of FIR or a complaint in exercise of the inherent powers of the High Court should be limited to very extreme exceptions [vide State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal [State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335 : 1992 SCC (Cri) 426] and Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi) [Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi), (1999) 3 SCC 259 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 401] ]. 8. In the last referred case this Court also pointed out that merely because an act has a civil profile is not sufficient to denude it of its criminal outfit. We quote the following observations: (Rajesh Bajaj case [Rajesh Bajaj v. State (NCT of Delhi), (1999) 3 SCC 259 : 1999 SCC (Cri) 401] , SCC p. 263, para 10) “10. It may be that the facts narrated in the present complaint would as well reveal a commercial transaction or money transaction. But that is hardly a reason for holding that the offence of cheating would elude from such a transaction. In fact, many a cheatings were committed in the course of commercial and also money transactions.” ,slh fLFkfr esa mijksDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) bl izdj.k ls lacaf/kr leku izd`fr ds 04 vU; izdj.k ntZ gksus] fofHkUu O;fDr;ksa ls :i;s ysdj :i;s okil ugha nsus ls :i;ksa dh olwyh ls lacaf/kr fofHkUu flfoy izdj.k fofHkUu U;k;ky;ksa esa yfEcr gksus] izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 406] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k izFken`"V;k cuuk ik;s tkus] vuqla/kku esa mldh vko';drk gksus] izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksiksa dh xaHkhjrk] izLrqr rdksZa ,oa izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, izdj.k ds xq.k&nks"kksa ij fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA [2026:RJ-JP:32634] (14 of 14) [CRLMB-8695/2026] ifj.kker% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr xksj/ku nkl ekgs'ojh iq= Lo- Jh xksiky yky ekgs'ojh dh vksj ls izLrqr vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= vLohdkj dj [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J 94(S)/AKSHAY KUMAR PAREEK/Res.