[2026:RJ-JP:21761-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Habeas Corpus Petition No. 17/2026 Pradeep Meena Alias Golu S/o Shri Giriraj Father/o Giriraj, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Khandiya Colony, Police Station Kotwali Jhalawar, District Jhalawar (Raj.). Through His Brother Sunil Meena S/o Shri Giriraj, Aged About 30 Years, R/o 71, Abkari Office Ke Piche, Khandiya Colony, Jhalawar City, Jhalawar, (326001) (Raj.). (Presently Confined In District Jail, Jhalawar). ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Rajasthan, Through The Principle Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.). 2. Deputy Principle Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.). 3. District Collector And Magistrate, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. 4. The Director General of Police, Rajasthan, P.H.Q., Lal Kothi, Jaipur. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar (Raj.), S.P. Office, Jhalawar (Raj.). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anshuman Saxena (through V.C.) For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA-cum-AAG assisted by Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma & Mr. Anirudh Singh HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 22/05/2026 1. We notice that the detenue was given an opportunity of hearing by the respondent(s), as admitted by him in Para 5 vide order dated 06.10.2025 but, apparently, the detenue has not filed [2026:RJ-JP:21761-DB] (2 of 2) [HC-17/2026] any reply to the order nor he has objected to his detention before the concerned authorities and, therefore, there is no occasion for the respondent(s) to take any further steps except to detain in view of 27 criminal cases registered against him. Out of which, he has been acquitted in some of the cases and convicted in some of the cases and some of the cases are pending. 2. Prima facie we do not find any error in the order of detention. However, we make it clear that our view shall not come in any manner for the authorities to now examine the representation, if any, filed by the detenue. 3. If such a representation is filed, a speaking order shall be passed after giving personal hearing also to the concerned detenue. 4. The present Habeas Corpus Petition is therefore dismissed at this stage. 5. All pending applications stand disposed of. (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J (SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA),ACTING CJ Amit/23