[2026:RJ-JP:15838] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5333/2026 Rajendra @ Raju Mehta S/o Ranglal, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Village Badan, Police Station Sadar Baran, District Baran (Raj.). (At Present Confined In District Jail Baran) ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jagdish Nagar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 16/04/2026 1. This bail application has been filed by the accused petitioner u/S 483 BNSS in connection with FIR No.17/2026 registered at Police Station Baran Sadar, District Baran for offence under Section 8 & 20 of NDPS Act. 2. Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner submits that the accused-petitioner is an innocent person and has falsely implicated in the matter, merely on the statements of the co- accused Mr. Shiv Prakash or Bablu, from whose possession the alleged contraband i.e 4.5 Kg ganja has been recovered. Learned counsel further submits that the accused-petitioner has been arrayed as an accused with the aid of Section 8/29 with the allegation that the co-accused Shiv Prakash and Bablu were going to supply the ganja to the present petitioner. He further submits [2026:RJ-JP:15838] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-5333/2026] that the police after completion of investigation has submitted charge-sheet in the matter. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the bail application. 4. Heard and considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the Public Prosecutor. 5. It has been alleged that the co-accused namely Shiv Prakash and Bablu from whose possession the alleged contraband has been recovered were going to supply it to the present petitioner and the accused-petitioner has been implicated as an accused on the basis of statement of the co-accused. 6. In criminal jurisprudence, the statement of an accused solely cannot be made the basis for conviction of other accused persons. 7. Taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case and more particularly the fact that the allegations against the present accused-petitioner is of providing the alleged contraband to the co-accused and the fact that the police after completion of investigation and submitted charge-sheet, this court without expressing any opinion on the merits or demerits of the case, deems just and proper to enlarge the petitioners on bail. 8. 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 [2026:RJ-JP:15838] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-5333/2026] 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. 9. In case the accused-petitioner is found to be involved in any other criminal case of similar nature in future, the prosecution may move application for cancellation of his bail. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J NEERU /24