[2026:RJ-JP:21247] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 6951/2025 Lalit Kumar S/o Nanak Chand, R/o Kedol Police Station Burativala District Solan (Himachal Pradesh). ----Accused-Applicant Versus The State of Rajasthan, through PP ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Tarun Jain For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vijay Singh Yadav, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI CHIRANIA Order 20/05/2026 1. The instant anticipatory bail application has been filed by the accused-applicant under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., 2023 apprehending his arrest in connection with FIR No.22/2024 dated 15.01.2024, registered at Police Station Vijay Nagar, District Beawar for the offences under Section 8/15 of NDPS Act, 1985. 2. Learned counsel for the accused-applicant submits that the present applicant is the owner of the vehicle and has no criminal antecedents of any nature. He further submits that his driver was carrying the alleged contraband substance without his knowledge and information. He further submits that the driver has already been enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court by allowing the S.B. Criminal Misc. 2nd Bail Application No. 3848/2025, titled as “Tularam Vs. State of Rajasthan” vide order dated 20.03.2025. He further submits that the present applicant was granted interim protection by the Co-ordinate Bench [2026:RJ-JP:21247] (2 of 3) [CRLMB-6951/2025] vide order dated 27.04.2026 and he was directed to appear before the Investigating Officer and to co-operate in the investigation. Therefore, the accused-applicant appeared before the Investigating Officer and provided all necessary justification. This fact has also been affirmed by the learned Public Prosecutor by way of report dated 19.05.2026. Hence, learned counsel prayed that the anticipatory bail application of the accused-applicant may be allowed. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor strongly opposes the anticipatory bail application, however, did not dispute the fact that the person, who was the driver of the vehicle, from whose possession the alleged contraband substance was recovered, has already been enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 4. Considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the accused-applicant as well as learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material on record. 5. This Court notes that as far as the accused-applicant herein is concerned, he has no criminal antecedents of any nature and further he has appeared before the Investigating Officer in terms of the interim protection order granted by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.04.2026. In view thereof, without making any comments on the merits of the case, the alleged contraband substance is below the commercial quantity as prescribed under the Act of 1985, this Court is inclined to allow this bail application. 6. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 B.N.S.S., 2023 is allowed and it is ordered that [2026:RJ-JP:21247] (3 of 3) [CRLMB-6951/2025] in case of arrest of the accused-applicant- Lalit Kumar S/o Nanak Chand, in FIR No.22/2024 dated 15.01.2024, registered at Police Station Vijay Nagar, District Beawar by the Investigating Officer, the accused-applicant shall be released on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/-with two sureties in the sum of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of concerned SHO/IO on the following conditions: i) That the accused-applicant will make himself available for the investigation as and when required by the investigation officer. ii) That the accused-applicant will not leave India without permission of the Court. iii) That the accused-applicant will not tamper with the evidence or threaten or pressurize the witnesses in the case. 7. It is made clear that the observation as made by this Court in the bail application will not prejudice the trial. (RAVI CHIRANIA),J PARSHANT/22