Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Prakash vs State Of Rajasthan (2026:Rj-Jd:18900) on 22 April, 2026
Author: Yogendra Kumar Purohit
Bench: Yogendra Kumar Purohit
[2026:RJ-JD:18900]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3597/2026
Prakash S/o Bheru Lal, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Fatehpura,
Akola Kala, Police Station Mandpiya, District Chittorgarh
Rajasthan. (At Present Lodged In Dist. Jail Bhilwara)
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Laxman Bishnoi
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Prem Singh Panwar, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
Order
Arguments Concluded on 15/04/2026
Order Reserved on 15/04/2026
Full order Pronounced
Date of Pronouncement 22/04/2026
01- izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls tekur vkosnu i= vUrxZr /kkjk 439 n.M
izfØ;k lafgrk ¼483 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk½] iqfyl Fkkuk iqj] ftyk HkhyokM+k
esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 57@2024] vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 8@29 ,u-Mh-
ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk izLrqr gqvk
gSA
02- cgl tekur vkosnu i= ij lquh rFkk miyC/k vfHkys[k dk voyksdu
fd;kA
03- izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k gS
fd bl ekeys esa cjkenxh lqfuy iq= fjMey jke o lqfuy iq= js'kek jke ls gksuk
crkbZ xbZ gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk lqfuy iq= ckxkjke ds leku gSA
izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr o lqfuy iq= ckxkjke dkss lh-lh-Vh-oh- QqVst ds vk/kkj ij bl ekeys
esa eqfYte cuk;k x;k gSA lqfuy iq= ckxkjke dh tekur bl U;k;ky; dh led{k
ihB }kjk S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 11287/2024
vkns'k fnukad 08-10-2024 ds }kjk yh tk pqdh gSA bl ekeys esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr
izdk'k ds eksckby uEcj dk mYys[k ugha gSA nQk 27 Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e dh
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lwpuk lgvfHk;qDr lqfuy iq= fjMey }kjk nh xbZ] ftlesa xkM+h dk ,LdksVZ lqfuy
iq= ckxkjke }kjk djuk o fudy tkuk crk;k x;k gSA blh izdkj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr
lqfuy iq= ckxkjke }kjk gh izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) nQk 27 dh lwpuk nh xbZ gSA
bl vk/kkj ij /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka fo|eku gksuk
crkrs gq, izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
04- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk bldk l[r fojks/k djrs gq, ;g rdZ
izLrqr fd;k x;k fd ;g ekeyk okf.kfT;d izd`fr dk gS vkSj pktZ'khV dh fjiksVZ ds
eqrkfcd Vksy ds lh-lh-Vh-oh- QqVst izkIr dj fo'ys"k.k fd;s x;s rks vfHk;qDr lqfuy
iq= ckxkjke o vQhe MksMk pwjk lIyk;j izdk'k tkV iq= HkS:yky ds lkFk fcuk
uEcjh dkys jax dh eksVjlkbZfdy ls izdj.k esa tCr'kqnk fidvi dh ,LdksVZ djrs
gq, ds QqVst ik;s x;s gaS] mDr QqVst dks iSuMªkbo esa fy;k x;kA vfHk;qDrx.k ds
eksckby dh lh-Mh-vkj- izkIr dj fo'ys"k.k dj QnZ ewfrZc dj 'kkfey i=koyh dh
xbZA bl vk/kkj ij xaHkhj izd`fr dk ekeyk gksuk crkrs gq, tekur dk izkFkZuk&i=
[kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
05- eSaus mi;qZDr rdkZsa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk lko/kkuhiwoZd
voyksdu fd;kA loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij bl ekeys esa fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA
/kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa fuEukuqlkj izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd%&
"37. Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable.--
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),
--
(a) ------
(b) no person accused of an offence
punishable for [offences under Section 19 or
Section 24 or Section 27A and also for offences
involving commercial quantity] shall be released
on bail or on his own bond unless–
(i) the Public Prosecutor has been
given an opportunity to oppose the application
for such release, and
(ii) where the Public Prosecutor
opposes the application, the court is satisfied
that there are reasonable grounds for believing
that he is not guilty of such offence and that he
is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.”
06- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa Hkkjr la?k cuke
jkeleq> o vU; 1999 ¼9½ ,l-lh-lh- 429] Union of India Vs Rattan Mallik @
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Habul 2009(1) Drugs Cases (Narcotics) 10: ¿ 2009 ¼2½ ,l-lh-lh- 624À]
Hkkjr la?k cuke fu;ktqnhu] ,l- ds- ,oa vU; 2018¼1½ Drugs Cases (Narcotics)
283: ¿ 2018 ¼13½ ,l-lh-lh- 738À o State of Kerala Vs Rajesh 2020(1)
Drugs Cases (Narcotics) 106 % ¿ ¼2020½ 12 ,l-lh-lh- 122À esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-
ih-,l- ,DV dh O;k[;k dh xbZ gS vkSj ;g Li”V fd;k x;k gS fd /kkjk 37
¼1½¼ch½¼ii½ esa tks viokn fn, x, gSa] mlds fy, fjtuscy xzkm.M gksuk vko’;d gSA
mlh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk ldrk gS vU;Fkk tekur ij fjgk ugha
fd;k tk ldrkA
07- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds
fu.kZ; Narcotics Control Bureau Versus Mohit Aggarwal, AIR 2022 S.C.
3444 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k
dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Collector of Customs, New Delhi v. Ahmadalieva Nodir
(2004) 3 SCC 549 o ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds vkns’k
esa of.kZr State of Kerala Vs Rajesh (2020)12 SCC 122 ij fopkj djrs gq,
iSjk la[;k 11] 14] 15 o 18 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS%&
11. It is evident from a plain reading of the non-
obstante clause inserted in sub-section (1) and the
conditions imposed in sub-section (2) of Section 37
that there are certain restrictions placed on the
power of the Court when granting bail to a person
accused of having committed an offence under the
NDPS Act. Not only are the limitations imposed
under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code,
1973 to be kept in mind, the restrictions placed
under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 37 are
also to be factored in. The conditions imposed in
subsection (1) of Section 37 is that (i) the Public
Prosecutor ought to be given an opportunity to
oppose the application moved by an accused person
for release and (ii) if such an application is opposed,
then the Court must be satisfied that there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the person
accused is not guilty of such an offence. Additionally,
the Court must be satisfied that the accused person
is unlikely to commit any offence while on bail.
14. To sum up, the expression “reasonable grounds”
used in clause (b) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 37
would mean credible, plausible and grounds for the
Court to believe that the accused person is not guilty
of the alleged offence. For arriving at any such
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[2026:RJ-JD:18900] (4 of 7) [CRLMB-3597/2026]in a case that can persuade the Court to believe that
the accused person would not have committed such
an offence. Dove-tailed with the aforesaid
satisfaction is an additional consideration that the
accused person is unlikely to commit any offence
while on bail.
15. We may clarify that at the stage of examining an
application for bail in the context of the Section 37
of the Act, the Court is not required to record a
finding that the accused person is not guilty. The
Court is also not expected to weigh the evidence for
arriving at a finding as to whether the accused has
committed an offence under the NDPS Act or not.
The entire exercise that the Court is expected to
undertake at this stage is for the limited purpose of
releasing him on bail. Thus, the focus is on the
availability of reasonable grounds for believing that
the accused is not guilty of the offences that he has
been charged with and he is unlikely to commit an
offence under the Act while on bail.
18. In our opinion the narrow parameters of bail
available under Section 37 of the Act, have not been
satisfied in the facts of the instant case. At this
stage, it is not safe to conclude that the respondent
has successfully demonstrated that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that he is not guilty of
the offence alleged against him, for him to have
been admitted to bail. The length of the period of his
custody or the fact that the charge-sheet has been
filed and the trial has commenced are by themselves
not considerations that can be treated as persuasive
grounds for granting relief to the respondent under
Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
08- bl U;k;ky; }kjk fof/kd izko/kku o U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ij fopkj djrs
gq, Tarun @ Sushil Vs. State of Rajasthan, S.B. Criminal Misc. II Bail
Application No. 10858/2024 esa ikfjr vkns’k fnukad 06-12-2025 ds iSjk la[;k
13 esa fuEukuqlkj fof/kd fLFkfr Li”V dh xbZ gS %&
**iwoZ esa mfYyf[kr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d
n`”Vkarksa ds ifjizs{; esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ds rgr ;ksX; yksd
vfHk;kstd }kjk tekur dk fojks/k djus dh lwjr esa tekur
ds izkFkZuk&i= ij fopkj djrs gq, U;k;ky; vkjksih O;fDr dks
rHkh tekur ns ldrk gS tc og larq”V gks fd ;g fo’okl
djus ds fy, mfpr vk/kkj gSa fd og bl rjg ds vijk/k dk
nks”kh ugha gS vkSj tekur ij jgrs gq,] mlds }kjk dksbZ
vijk/k djus dh laHkkouk ugha gSA ;s nksuksa ‘krsZa iwjh ugha gksus
ij tekur ij fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA bl vk/kkj ij fd
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vfHk;qDr ds fo:) pkyku is’k gks pqdk gS ;k vfHk;qDr dkQh
le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS] vfHk;qDr dks tekur
dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA ijarq ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ds
vk/kkj ij /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds izko/kku izdj.k esa ykxw
gksus dh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus ij fopkj fd;k
tk ldrk gSA /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa gh ;g vafdr
fd;k x;k gS fd /kkjk 19] ;k /kkjk 24 ;k /kkjk 27, ds
lacaf/kr vijk/k o ,sls ekeys] ftlesa okf.kfT;d ek=k ds
vkfVZdy cjken gq, gSa] mu ekeyksa esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½ ¼ch½ ,u-Mh-
ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksaxsA**
09- iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd fLFkfr dks en~nsutj j[krs gq, gLrxr ekeys ij
fopkj fd;k x;kA gLrxr ekeys esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls /kkjk 436,
lhvkj-ih-lh- ds eqrkfcd tekur dh izkFkZuk ugha dh xbZ gSA
10- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls eq[; :i ls
;g vk/kkj fy;k x;k gS fd bl ekeys esa lgvfHk;qDr lqfuy iq= ckxkjke dh
tekur led{k ihB }kjk yh tk pqdh gSA ,slh voLFkk esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk
lqfuy iq= ckxkjke ls fHkUu ugha gSA bl vk/kkj ij eq[; :i ls tekur ij fjgk
fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA
11- tgka rd lqfuy dqekj iq= ckxkjke ds tekur vkns’k 08-10-2024 dk
iz’u gSA dsoy ek= bl vk/kkj ij dh led{k ihB }kjk lqfuy dqekj iq= ckxkjke
dks tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k gS] bl ekeys esa iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd fLFkfr ds
en~nsutj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh viokfnr
ifjfLFkfr;ka ij vkus ij gh bl LVst ij tekur dk ykHk fn;k tk ldrk gS]
lgvfHk;qDr ds tekur ds vk/kkj ij ughaA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ;ksa ds ifjizs{; esa fopkj fd;k tkuk vko’;d gSA led{k
ihB }kjk vius vkns’k fnukad 08-10-2024 esa pkyku esa mfYyf[kr lh-lh-Vh-oh- QqVst
ds ckjs esa fopkj ugha fd;k x;k gSA pkyku esa Li”V :i ls ;g vafdr gS fd Vksy
ds lh-lh-Vh-oh- QqVst izkIr fd;s tkdj fo’ys”k.k fd;k x;k rks vfHk;qDr lqfuy iq=
ckxkjke voS/k vQhe MksMk pwjk lIyk;j izdk’k tkV iq= HkS:yky ds lkFk fcuk
uEcjh dkys jax dh eksVjlkbZfdy ls izdj.k esa tCr’kqnk fidvi dh ,LdksVZ djrs
gq, ds QqVst ik;s x;s gSa] mDr QqVst dks iSuMªkbo esa fy;k x;kA vfHk;qDrx.k ds
eksckby dh lh-Mh-vkj- izkIr dj fo’ys”k.k dj QnZ ewfrZc dj ‘kkfey i=koyh dh
xbZA vfHk;qDrx.k dh tkek ryk’kh ls feys eksckby fo’ys”k.k dj QnZ ewfrZc dj
‘kkfey i=koyh dh xbZA vfHk;qDrx.k ds OgkV~l,i dky o lk/kkj.k dkWy ds
LØhu’kkWV fy, x,A
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12- bl ekeys esa vfHk;qDr izdk’k tkV }kjk izdj.k esa vfHk;qDrx.k dks
voS/k vQhe MksMk pwjk Hkjok;k tkuk lh-lh-Vh-oh- QqVst] fxjQ~rkj vfHk;qDr ds
eksckby fo’ys”k.k o voS/k vQhe MksMk pwjk Hkjh fidvi dks viuh eksVjlkbfdy
ls ,LdksVZ djrs gq, ik, tkus ls /kkjk 8@29 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr
ds fo:) vijk/k izekf.kr ekudj pkyku is’k fd;k x;k gSA bl ekeys esa lqfuy
iq= ckxkjke ds eksckby ds QnZ fo’ys”k.k i=koyh ij ist la[;k 96 esa layXu gS]
ftlds vuqlkj vfHk;qDr ds OgkV~l,i uEcj ls OgkV~l,i pSV ns[kk x;k rks lIyk;j
izdk’k tkV o vfHk;qDr lqfuy iq= fjMey ds vykok vU; fj’rsnkjksa o vU; nksLrksa
ls dkQh dkWy o dkQh pSV gks j[ks gSaA
13- bl i=koyh esa lqfuy iq= fjMey jke ds eksckby Qksu ds QnZ
fo’ys”k.k] ist 97 ij layXu gS] ftlesa eksckby pSV lqfuy iq= js’kek jke] lqfuy iq=
ckxkjke ls dh gqbZ gksuk Li”Vr;k% ik;k x;k gSA ist 98 ij QnZ fo’ys”k.k lh-lh-Vh-
oh- QqVst iSuMªkbZo layXu gSA ftlds vuqlkj fuEckgsMk Vksy ls fy;s x;s lh-lh-Vh-
oh- QqVst esa eksVjlkbfdy ls fudyus ds fy, cus LFkku dh rjQ ls fnukad 14-03-
2024 dks le; 14%40%36 ij ,d fcuk uEcjh dkys jax dh eksVjlkbfdy ftl ij
nks O;fDr cSBs gq, fudysA eksVjlkbfdy pkyd ds p’ek yxk gks xys esa lQsn
Voky] lQsn&dkyh ykbZfuax dk ‘kVZ o fiNs cSBk O;fDr izdj.k esa fxjQ~rkj’kqnk
vfHk;qDr lqfuy iq= ckxkjke gSA lqfuy iq= ckxkjke us Hkh eksVjlkbfdy ds fiNs
Lo;a dk gksuk o eksVjlkbfdy pkyd dh igpku voS/k vQhe MksMk pwjk lIyk;j
izdk’k tkV iq= HkS:yky tkV fuoklh Qrsgiqjk ds :i esa dj vius fiNs lqfuy iq=
js’kekjke }kjk voS/k vQhe MksMk pwjk ls Hkjh fidvi ysdj vkus ls fidvi dh
lkaofj;kth gkbZos rd ,LdksVZ djuk crk;k gSA izdj.k esa fxjQ~rkj’kqnk vfHk;qDr
lqfuy iq= js’kekjke o lqfuy iq= fjMey jke us Hkh lhlhVhoh QqVst esa Vksy Øksl
dj jgh eksVjlkbfdy ij lIyk;j izdk’k tkV o lqfuy iq= ckxkjke dk gh gksuk
crk;k gSA mDr lhlhVhoh QqVst esa fnukad 14-03-2024 dks le; 14%39%41 ij
eaxyokM dh rjQ ls ysu 02 ij izdj.k esa tCr’kqnk okgu fidvi uEcj HC 67 C
4551 vkus vkSj pkyd cSBk gksdj Vksy jlhn dVkrk gqvk gkFk o vk/kk psgjk
fn[kkbZ nsuk crk;k gSA
14- ,slh voLFkk esa bl LVst ij tks lk{; ,d= dh xbZ gS] mlls
izFken`”V;k bl U;k;ky; dk ;g lek/kku ugha gksrk fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr bl rjg ds
vijk/k esa lafyIr ugha gSA bl ekeys esa iwoZ esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ,d
izdj.k ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dk Hkh ntZ gSA ,slh voLFkk esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV
dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka bl ekeys esa fo|eku gksuk ugha ik;k tkrkA lgvfHk;qDr
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lqfuy iq= js’kekjke ftlls fd fidvi ls cjkenxh gqbZ gS] ftldh tekur bl
U;k;ky; }kjk foLr`r vkns’k ls fnukad 09-01-2025 dks [kkfjt dh xbZ gSA
15- ,slh voLFkk esa bl LVst ij izdj.k dh xaHkhjrk dks en~nsutj j[krs
gq, izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA vr%
izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk tekur dk izkFkZuk&i= [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
16- ifj.kker% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr izdk’k iq= HkS:yky dh vksj ls izLrqr
tekur vkosnu i= vUrxZr /kkjk 439 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ¼483 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd
lqj{kk lafgrk½ [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J
51-mayank/-
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