[2026:RJ-JP:1990] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 10969/2025 Kuldeep Singh S/o Shri Jile Singh, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Facharapatti Danoda, Police Station Narvana, District Jind, Haryana. ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Anushree Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sudesh Saini, P.P. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 16/01/2026 1. The petitioner has filed this anticipatory bail application under Section 482 B.N.S.S. arising out of F.I.R. No.154/2017 registered with the Police Station, Nasirabad Sadar, District Ajmer for offence under Sections 8 & 18 of N.D.P.S. Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the accused-petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of information given by co-accused, Naresh Kumar, under Section 27 of the Evidence Act. She further submits that the petitioner is no more required for any kind of recovery as the contraband has already been recovered from the vehicle. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the anticipatory bail application and submits that as per the police party, there were two persons in the vehicle and when they tried to catch [2026:RJ-JP:1990] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-10969/2025] them, both of them ran away. He also submits that in the vehicle there was the driving license of co-accused and on arrest of co- accused, he disclosed and deposed that the present petitioner was with him in the vehicle at the relevant time. He further submits that so as to make investigation from the present accused petitioner, the police party tried to search him on various occasions, but he is not traceable. He further submits that it has come out in the investigation that co-accused, Naresh Kumar, purchased contraband from the person holding the cell phone No.7073856908 and investigation is required to be made from the person holding that cell phone number. It is further submitted that since the present petitioner is not traceable, on an application, the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nasirabad, District Ajmer, has also issued warrant of search under Section 37 of the Police Act qua the present petitioner. The case was registered on 19.05.2017 and the accused-petitioner is hiding himself for last eight years, whereas charge-sheet has already been submitted against co-accused Naresh Kumar, wherein the trial of the criminal case is also about to be concluded. He further submits that because of hiding of the present accused-petitioner for a long period, the proceedings of the criminal case is pending since long and in such circumstances, the petitioner does not deserves any relief. 4. Considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor and the material made available on record. [2026:RJ-JP:1990] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-10969/2025] 5. On consideration of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor and perusal of the factual report submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor, it is revealed that the petitioner who is said to be along with co-accused Naresh Kumar in the vehicle from which the contraband was recovered, is hiding for last about eight years. Since the petitioner is not traceable, the competent Court has already issued warrants against him under Section 37 of the Police Act. 6. Taking into consideration the allegations against the present petitioner and the evidence collected during investigation and so also the fact that the petitioner is hiding himself for long, this Court is not inclined to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is dismissed. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J ARTI SHARMA /286