[2026:RJ-JP:25687] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5897/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10566U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.02.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent Connected With S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5873/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10512U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 22.01.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5874/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10513U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Late Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 06.12.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5880/2026 [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (2 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] URN: CRLMB / 10529U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Throough Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5881/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10531U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Late Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 06.02.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5890/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10548U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Late Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2023). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5891/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10549U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 03.02.2025). ----Petitioner [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (3 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] Versus State Of Rajasthan, Throgh Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5892/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10553U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 03.02.2025). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5893/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10555U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2025). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5894/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10556U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 30.01.2025). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5895/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10557U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Late Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (4 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 17.11.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5896/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10565U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 17.11.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5898/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10567U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.02.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5909/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10578U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 06.02.2022 ). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (5 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5910/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10579U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5914/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10583U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2022). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5916/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10585U / 2026 Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhadariya Police Station Lathi District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2025). ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5917/2026 URN: CRLMB / 10586U / 2026 Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Village Post Sagara, Police Station Dechu, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (That The Accused Petitioner Is Currently Confined At Central Jail, Jodhpur In Judicial Custody Since 23.01.2025). [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (6 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Umang Jain Mr. Anuj Rohila Ms. Palak Sinha For Respondent(s) : Mr. Jaiprakash Tiwari, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR Order 08/07/2026 1. The details of bail applications filed by the petitioner Shaitan Singh are as under: S. No. Case Details FIR No. Offences PS and District 1. CRLMB No. 5897/2026 410/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 2. CRLMB No. 5873/2026 407/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 3. CRLMB No. 5880/2026 408/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 4. CRLMB No. 5891/2026 25/2022 IPC 420, 120B Gumanpura, Kota 5. CRLMB No. 5893/2026 409/2019 IPC 420, 406 Dadabari, Kota 6. CRLMB No. 5896/2026 470/2019 IPC 420, 406 Udaipur Wati, Distt.Jhunjhunu 7. CRLMB No. 5910/2026 409/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 8. CRLMB No. 5914/2026 411/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 9. CRLMB No. 5917/2026 408/2022 IPC 420, 406, 120B Railway Colony, Kota 2. The details of bail applications filed by the petitioner Devi Singh are as under: [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (7 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] S. No. Case Details Jaipur FIR No. Offences PS and District 1. CRLMB No. 5874/2026 407/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 2. CRLMB No. 5881/2026 408/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 3. CRLMB No. 5890/2026 656/2019 IPC 420, 406 Bassi, Jaipur City 4. CRLMB No. 5892/2026 25/2022 IPC 420, 120B Gumanpura, Kota 5. CRLMB No. 5894/2026 409/2019 IPC 420, 406 Dadabari, Kota 6. CRLMB No.5895/2026 470/2019 IPC 420, 406 Udaipur Wati, Distt. Jhunjhunu 7. CRLMB No. 5898/2026 410/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway Colony, Kota 8. CRLMB No. 5909/2026 409/2020 IPC 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B Railway COlony, Kota 9. CRLMB No. 5916/2026 408/2022 IPC 420, 406, 120B Railway Colony, Kota 3. All these bail applications relate to similar offences by persons connected with Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society Ltd, hence they are being decided by a common order. 4. The petitioners are facing prosecution in several FIRs lodged by different investors who had deposited their money with Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. The allegation in all the FIRs is that the respective complainants invested certain amounts with the said credit co-operative society, and upon the maturity of their deposits, the society failed to repay the matured amounts. It is alleged that, by dishonestly withholding the maturity amount and failing to honour its commitments, the petitioners connected with the society cheated the investors, thereby attracting the offence of cheating. 5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Public Prosecutor and perused the material available on record. [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (8 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present cases. They further submit that the petitioners were initially arrested in connection with FIR No. 32/2019 registered by the SOG, Jaipur, wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide order dated 17.12.2024, enlarged the petitioner Devi Singh. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 30.01.2026 in S.B. Cr. Misc. Bail Appl. No. 15138/2025 titled as Shaitan Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan had already granted the benefit of bail to accused-petitioner Shaitan Singh by way of a detailed order. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the allegations in the present cases arise out of transactions pertaining to the Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. and in majority of them, FIR has been filed under Sections 406 and 420 IPC, wherein the maximum punishment that may be imposed upon the petitioner(s) would be seven years, provided the sentences are directed to run concurrently. He further contends that the petitioners have already remained in judicial custody as under: Petitioner- Shaitan Singh S.No. Case Details Date of Arrest 1. CRLMB No. 5873/2026 22.01.2022 2. CRLMB No.5880/2026 23.01.2022 3. CRLMB No.5891/2026 03.02.2025 4. CRLMB No.5896/2026 17.11.2022 5. CRLMB No.5910/2026 23.01.2022 6. CRLMB No.5893/2026 23.01.2025 7. CRLMB No.5914/2026 23.01.2022 8. CRLMB No.5917/2026 23.01.2025 9. CRLMB No.5897/2026 23.02.2022 [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (9 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] Petitioner- Devi Singh S.No. Case Details Date of Arrest/judicial Custody 1. CRLMB No. 5874/2026 06.12.2022 2. CRLMB No. 5890/2026 23.01.2023 3. CRLMB No. 5892/2026 03.02.2025 4. CRLMB No. 5894/2026 30.01.2025 5. CRLMB No. 5898/2026 23.02.2022 6. CRLMB No. 5909/2026 06.02.2022 7. CRLMB No. 5916/2026 23.01.2025 8. CRLMB No. 5881/2026 06.02.2022 9. CRLMB No.5895/2026 17.11.2022 Which reflects that in most of the cases, petitioners are behind the bars for more than four to six years. Learned counsel further submits that in several other cases involving identical allegations of offence arising out of the same transactions, the Coordinate Benches of this Court have already enlarged the present petitioners on bail vide orders dated 04.05.2026, 05.05.2026, 15.05.2026, 26.05.2026 and 30.06.2026. Learned counsel argued that charge-sheet has been filed. The trial is likely to take considerable time to conclude and, therefore, the continued incarceration of the petitioners would amount to an unreasonable deprivation of right to a speedy trial. It is thus contended that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioners in further judicial custody, and the petitioners deserve to be enlarged on bail. 7. Learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the bail application by contending that petitioners are habitual offenders and there are criminal antecedents against them as against Devi [2026:RJ-JP:25687] (10 of 10) [CRLMB-5897/2026] Singh there are twenty one cases and against Shaitan Singh there are twenty cases. Hence, petitioners are not entitled for the bail. 8. On consideration of the rival submissions, material available on record and in light of the maximum punishment prescribed therefor, and the prolonged incarceration undergone by the petitioners, coupled with the fact that the Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide order dated 17.12.2024, has already enlarged the petitioner- Devi Singh on bail in FIR No. 32/2019 registered by the SOG, Jaipur, and that Coordinate Benches of the Principal Seat at Jodhpur as well as this Court have thereafter granted bail to both the petitioners in other cases arising out of similar allegations. Hence, in view of the institutional coherence and there being no distinguishing feature warranting a departure, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioners have made out a fit case for grant of bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits or demerits of the case, I am inclined to extend the benefit of bail to the petitioners. 9. Consequently, the bail applications under Section 483 B.N.S.S. are allowed and it is directed that the petitioners Shaitan Singh S/o Uttam Singh and Devi Singh S/o Shri Keshar Singh, be released on bail provided each of them furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court with the stipulation that they shall appear before that Court on all subsequent dates of hearing till conclusion of the trial. (PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J bmg/80-95