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2026 DAILYLAW 19382 (RAJ)

PANKAJ S/O LATE SHRI RAMJILAL v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

CRLMB/14273/2025 · 2026-01-08

Ganesh Ram Meena

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[2026:RJ-JP:508] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 14273/2025 Pankaj S/o Late Shri Ramjilal, Aged About 21 Years, Resident Of Village Ramsingh Ka Pura Panchayat Anandpura, Tehsil Rajakhera Police Station Dihauli, District Dholpur. (At Present Confined In District Jail Dholpur). ----Petitioner Versus The State of Rajasthan, through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anil Jain For Respondent(s) : Ms. Aarti Sharma, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 08/01/2026 1. This bail application has been filed by the accused petitioner u/S 483 BNSS in connection with FIR No. 251/2025 registered at Police Station Sarmathura, District Dholpur for offences punishable u/S 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120B IPC and Section 3, 4, 6, 7 & 10 of Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures to prevent Unfrair Means in Recruitment) Act 2022. 2. Heard learned counsel for the accused petitioner as well as learned Public Prosecutor. 3. The allegation against the accused petitioner is that he appeared as a dummy candidate in place of his own brother in a competitive examination. After completion of investigation, the police has submitted charge-sheet in the matter. The accused petitioner is said to be in custody since 13.09.2025. [2026:RJ-JP:508] (2 of 2) [CRLMB-14273/2025] 4. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application but could not show any evidence regarding any kind of money transaction in the matter. 5. Taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case so also the fact that the accused petitioner had appeared as a dummy candidate in place of his own brother and he is in custody since 13.09.2025 and the police has already submitted charge-sheet in the matter, this Court, without expressing any opinion on merits/demerits of the case, deems just and proper to enlarge the accused petitioner on bail. 6. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed and it is directed that accused-petitioner shall be released on bail provided that he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac Only), together with two sureties in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) to the satisfaction of the Trial Court with the stipulation that he shall appear before that Court or any Court to which the matter is transferred, on all subsequent dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so. 7. In view of the order passed above, application No. 1/2025 stands disposed of. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J Gaurav Srivastava /91