[2026:RJ-JP:11260] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 1852/2026 Sonu @ Rajkumar S/o Khemraj Dohare, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Village Lalpura Tehsil And Police Station Lahar District Bhind, Madhyapradesh. (Present Confined In Centre Jail Jaipur). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Sharma, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order 17/03/2026 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS on behalf of accused-applicant. The accused-applicant was arrested in connection with FIR No. 18/2026 registered at Police Station Ashok Nagar District Jaipur Metropolitan for the offence(s) under Sections 8/21 of NDPS and under Section 111(2) (b) of BNS. 2. Learned counsel for the accused-applicant submits that the applicant is in custody ever since 10.01.2026. It is submitted the recovered quantity of the contraband is less than the prescribed commercial quantity. It is further submitted that co- accused person from whom the recovery has been made, has already been enlarged on bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 10.03.2026. It is also submitted that charge- sheet has been filed. Learned counsel further submits that the [2026:RJ-JP:11260] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-1852/2026] conclusion of trial is likely to take a long time and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the applicant behind bars till disposal of the case. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application. It is submitted that there are strong criminal antecedents registered against the accused-applicant. The criminal antecedents of the accused-applicant are reproduced herein below: क.सं. मुकदमा नंबर अपराध धारा पुस थाना नतीजा 1. 138/2013 8,20,27 एनडीपीएस हार जा  मदेश चाजशीट 2. 165/2016 294,323,506 ा.दं.स. हार जा  मदेश चाजशीट 3. 265/2020 294,323,506 ा.दं.स. हार जा  मदेश चाजशीट 4. 281/2022 294,323,34506 ा.दं.सं. हार जा  मदेश चाजशीट 5. 328/2022 13 प !क गे#ंग ए$ 1976 हार जा  मदेश चाजशीट 4. Having heard the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that charge-sheet has been filed; that recovered quantity of the contraband is less than the commercial quantity; that co-accused has already been enlarged on bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court; that accused- applicant is in custody ever since 10.01.2026 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 five criminal antecedents registered against the applicant; that the applicant is 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 [2026:RJ-JP:11260] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-1852/2026] liberty, strong criminal antecedents, this Court is inclined to enlarge the accused-applicant on bail with following conditions: 6.1 That the applicant will go for his employment/work and reside 250 kms away from the territories of Jaipur Metropolitan for a period of six months as the applicant is habitual offender. 6.2 That on every 5th of successive month, applicant will mark 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 applicant is not complied with regard to not reside within the territories of district Jaipur Metropolitan for the period of six months. 5. Accordingly, the bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that accused-applicant Sonu @ Rajkumar S/o Khemraj Dohare shall be enlarged on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial Judge for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so. (SAMEER JAIN),J Pooja /38