HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No.8163/2026 URN: CRLMB / 14924U / 2026 Gopal Bareth S/o Shri Mangilal, aged about 44 Years, R/o Borav, Police Station Bhansroadgarh, Distt. Chittorgarh Hall Kirayadar 1Kh Vigyan Nagar Vistar Yujna Kota, Police Station Vigyan Nagar Kota Rajasthan. (At Present Confined In Central Jail Ajmer Distt. Ajmer) ----Accused-Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan, through PP ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Hanish Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr.Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 06/07/2026 1. The instant bail application under Section 483 BNSS has been filed by the petitioner in connection with the FIR No.199/2025, registered at the Police Station Kekri Sadar, District Ajmer, for the offence punishable under Sections 8 & 15 of NDPS Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there has been no recovery of any contraband at the instance of the petitioner and recovery of 485.77KG opium/doda post has been made at the instance of co-accused Kaluram, who has already been granted indulgence of bail by the learned Trial Court, i.e., Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Kekri, District Ajmer vide order dated 29.05.2026. Counsel submits that the petitioner has been implicated as an accused simply because he is the registered (2 of 3) [CRLMB-8163/2026] owner of the subject vehicle, from which the recovery of the aforesaid contraband has been effected at the instance of the co- accused Kaluram. Counsel further submits that even the other co- accused Shantilal has also been granted indulgence of bail by the learned Trial Court, i.e., Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Kekri, District Ajmer vide order dated 08.05.2026. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.03.2026 and after investigation, charge-sheet has also been submitted. Counsel submits that the petitioner is not a habitual offender and no case under NDPS Act has been lodged against him and since the trial will take its own time to conclude, therefore, indulgence of bail be granted to the petitioner. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer made by counsel for the petitioner. 4. Heard and considered the submissions made at the Bar and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the argument put forward by learned counsel for the petitioner and looking to the fact that indulgence of bail has already been granted to the co-accused Kaluram by the Trial Court vide order dated 29.05.2026, from whom the recovery of the alleged contraband has been effected and also looking to the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 23.03.2026 and after investigation, charge-sheet has also been submitted and he does not have any criminal background and no other case under NDPS Act has been lodged against him and considering that the trial will take its own time to conclude, hence, without expressing any opinion on the merits and demerits of the case, this Court deems it just and (3 of 3) [CRLMB-8163/2026] appropriate to grant indulgence of bail to the petitioner under Section 483 BNSS. 6. 6. Accordingly, the instant bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that the accused-petitioner Gopal Bareth S/o Shri Mangilal, arrested in connection with aforementioned FIR, may be released on bail; provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two surety bonds of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court with the stipulation to appear before that Court on all dates of hearing, as and when called upon to do so. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Aayush Sharma/11