[2026:RJ-JP:11189] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 15561/2025 Naresh Meena S/o Satyanarayan Meena, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Near Old Govt. School Village Mandtiya Police Thana Raitahl District Bundi Rajasthan. (At Present Confined At Central Jail Kota). ----Applicant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent Connected With S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2474/2026 Lokesh S/o Klulal, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Jakhana, Police Station Raithal, District Bundi (Raj.) (At Present Confined At Central Jail Kota) ----Applicant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Abdul Rahim Khan Mr. Pallav Choudhary For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Sharma, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order 17/03/2026 1. The instant bail applications have been filed under Section 483 of BNSS on behalf of accused-applicants. The accused- applicants were arrested in connection with FIR No.354/2025 registered at Police Station Borkhera, District Kota City for the offence(s) under Sections 8/20, 8/29, 8/25 of NDPS Act, 1985 and Sections 111(4), 61(2) of BNS. [2026:RJ-JP:11189] (2 of 4) [CRLMB-15561/2025] 2. Learned counsel for the applicants have fairly conceded before the Court that there are criminal antecedents approximately 6 and 3, of similar nature, registered against the applicants. It is submitted that the contraband as recovered is 20.226 kgs, of ganja which is little above than the commercial quantity i.e. 20 Kgs. It is next submitted that the custody period has started from 06.11.2025 and charge-sheet in the instant matter has been filed. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the instant bail application and submitted that the applicant is a social threat. The criminal antecedents of the accused-applicants are reproduced herein below: 10- vkijkf/kd fjdkWMZ eqfYte ujs”k eh.kk iq= lR;ukjk;.k Ø- la- izdj.k la- e; fnukad /kkjk Ukke Fkkuk Lkh,l uEcj QSlyk dksVZ 01 178@2018 8@20]8@29 NDPS ACT xS.Mksyh cwUnh 192@2018 & 02 77@2019 13 vkjihthvks xS.Mksyh cwUnh 59@2019 & 03 301@2019 8@20 NDPS ACT dksrYkokyh cwUnh 267@2019 & 04 338@2021 8@29 NDPS ACT ds”kksjk;ikVu cwUnh 255@2021 & 05 346@2021 8@20]8@29 NDPS ACT ncykuk cwUnh 228@2021 & 06 128@2023 8@20]8@29 NDPS ACT jk;Fky cwUnh 140@2023 & vkijkf/kd fjdkWMZ eqfYte yksds”k tkafxM iq= dkyqyky Ø- la- izdj.k la- e; fnukad /kkjk Ukke Fkkuk Lkh,l uEcj QSlyk dksVZ 01 27@2018 8@20 NDPS ACT ds”kksjk;ikVu cwUnh 35@2018 & 02 91@2021 13 vkjihthvks xS.Mksyh cwUnh 78@2021 & 03 119@2022 8@20 NDPS ACT xS.Mksyh cwUnh 132@2022 & 4. Upon the same, learned counsel for the applicants have submitted that the applicant voluntaries to reform themself and [2026:RJ-JP:11189] (3 of 4) [CRLMB-15561/2025] change the place of work and residence for the period of six months from the present place of residence i.e. Bundi. 5. Heard and considered. 6. Having heard the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties, considering the fact that the applicant is in custody ever since 06.11.2025; that the contraband as recovered is little above than the commercial quantity i.e. 20 Kgs and looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and material on record but without commenting on merits/demerits of the case and taking note of the fact that there are as many as six and 3 criminal antecedents registered against the applicants respectively; that the applicants are stated to be a threat to the society if he is enlarged on bail and keeping in mind the sacrosanct objective of Indian criminal reformative system and balancing the equity between right of the liberty, strong criminal antecedents, this Court is inclined to enlarge the accused- applicants on bail with following conditions: 6.1 That the applicants will go for their employment/work and reside 250 kms away from the place of his current residence (i.e. Bundi) for a period of six months as the applicants are habitual offender. 6.2 That on every 5th of successive month, applicants will mark their attendance before the jurisdictional police station. 6.3 That the concerned SHO of the present place of posting will file cancellation application if the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the applicants is not complied with regard to change of residence for the appropriate period. [2026:RJ-JP:11189] (4 of 4) [CRLMB-15561/2025] 7. Accordingly, the bail applications under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that accused-applicants- Naresh Meena S/o Satyanarayan Meena and Lokesh S/o Klulal shall be enlarged on bail provided they furnish a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial Judge for their appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so. 6. A cop of this order be placed in connected file. (SAMEER JAIN),J CHANDAN /10-11