[2026:RJ-JP:19721] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 3rd Bail Application No. 6536/2026 Sanjay Pahadiya S/o Shri Amar Singh, Aged About 40 Years, R/o F 2/425, Ground Floor, Sangam Vihar, Police Station Sangam Vi- har Delhi. (Presently Accused Petitioner Is In Central Jail, Jaipur). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Amitabh Vijaywargia For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vijay Singh Yadav, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 08/05/2026 1 The third bail application under Section 483 of BNSS is filed by the applicant-accused Sanjay Pahadiya S/o Shri Amar Singh seeking bail in respect of a criminal case registered as FIR No.79/2022 dated 10.03.2022 registered at P.S. Jawahar Nagar, District – Jaipur (East) for the offence under Sections 457 and 380 of IPC. 2 Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the matter and the investigation against him is complete and he is no more required in investigation. He further submits that there are no chance of fleeing of applicant accused from the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court. He also submits that the applicant undertakes not to repeat offence and cooperate with trial, which will take time. [2026:RJ-JP:19721] (2 of 4) [CRLMB-6536/2026] 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner, while placing reliance upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Taket Jerang v. State of Arunachal Pradesh and Others, SLP (Criminal) No. 11244/2023 and submitted that the pendency of criminal cases is not, a ground to reject a bail application. He further submitted that the second bail application was dismissed on merits, but since then the trial has not proceeded. He also submitted that most of the cases against the petitioner have already been closed and disposed of; therefore, he is entitled to be released on bail. 4 The first bail application filed by the present applicant was dismissed as withdrawn on 11.08.2025, whereas the second bail application was dismissed on 08.01.2026 on merits and have observed as under:- "On the basis of report about house breaking and also theft committed in the house of complainant, FIR No. 79/2022 under Sections 457 and 380 IPC was registered on 10.03.2022 at P.S. Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur (East). During investigation, present petitioner was arrested after interception of vehicle at toll gate and on interrogation the petitioner was found involved in the incident. A charge-sheet has been filed against the petitioner and co-accused Javed. Till date, 8 witnesses were examined by the prosecution. There are 66 criminal cases against the petitioner and same is sufficient is draw a conclusion that present petitioner is a habitual criminal indulged in criminal activities." 5 Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the allegations are grave and serious in nature. He has also filed a report received from concerned Police Station. [2026:RJ-JP:19721] (3 of 4) [CRLMB-6536/2026] 6 Heard learned counsels for the applicant and learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the material placed on record by both the parties. 7 The police report suggests that 66 criminal cases were registered against the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the judgment in Taket Jerang (supra), wherein the accused was granted bail, who was involved in 92 other cases. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has also considered the issue relating to the pendency of criminal cases in case of Neeru Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh AIR 2025 SC 3703 and further placed reliance upon in case of State of Karnataka v. Sri Darshan Etc. 2025 INSC 979 and has specifically laid down that criminal antecedents and the pendency of criminal cases are relevant considerations while deciding an application for bail. 8 This issue has been considered on merits on several occasions, and we have duly considered the grounds urged by learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is in continuously involved in criminal cases and he is regularly involved in committing crime. 9 The facts and the material indicate that the alleged offence are of serious nature and role attributed to applicant is prima facie sufficient to consider complicity of applicant in the crime. Therefore, at this juncture, considering the evidence collected so far, this is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant accused on bail. [2026:RJ-JP:19721] (4 of 4) [CRLMB-6536/2026] 10 Considering the gravity of allegations and overall facts and circumstances of the case, it is appropriate to dismiss the bail application of the applicant-accused at this stage. 11 Accordingly, the application for bail filed under Section 483 of BNSS preferred by Sanjay Pahadiya S/o Shri Amar Singh, is hereby dismissed. 12 The trial court is directed to expedite the trial any try to conclude as early as possible. 13 The office is directed to send a copy of the order to the trial court by E-mail. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J MONU /12