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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 2^nd Bail Application No. 16418/2025

Roshan Lal Meena S/o Narayan Meena, Aged About 33 Years, R/o

Manpuriya Kothya, Police Station Nangal Rajawatan, District

Dausa (Raj.) Presently Third Grade Teacher (Level- I), Mahatma

Gandhi Government School, Pyariwas, Dausa (Raj.). (At Present

Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur).

----Petitioner

Versus

State of Rajasthan, through PP

----Respondent

Connected With

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 17159/2025

Mahesh Kumar Meena S/o Tikaram, Aged About 36 Years, R/o

Village And Post Fulwara P.S. Batoda District Gangapur City,

Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan (Presently Accused Petitioner Is

Confined In Central Jail Jaipur)

----Petitioner

Versus

State of Rajasthan, through PP

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Gunjan Sharma in CRLMB

No.16418/2025

Mr. Harsh Joshi for Mr. Deepak

Chouhan in CRLMB No.17159/2025

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Gupta, Public

Prosecutor

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA

Order

28/01/2026

1. These bail applications have been filed under Section 483 of

BNSS, 2023 on behalf of accused-petitioners in connection with

FIR No.11/2024 registered at Special Police Station (SOG) Jaipur,

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District ATS & SOG for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 467,

468, 471 & 120-B IPC and Sections 3, 4 & 6 of the Rajasthan

Public Examination (Prevention of Unfairmeans) Act, 1992.

2. Heard.

3. Considered the submissions made by counsel for the

petitioners as well as learned Public Prosecutor and also perused

the material made available on record.

4. First bail application bearing S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail

Application No.4702/2024 of the accused-petitioner-Roshan Lal

Meena was dismissed vide order dated 05.09.2024 with liberty to

file fresh bail application after passes the order regarding framing

of charges by the learned trial Court.

5. The allegation against the accused-petitioner-Roshan Lal

Meena is that he appeared as a dummy candidate in place of

Dinesh Meena in the Junior Assistant examination of 2018.

6. The allegation against the accused-petitioner-Mahesh Kumar

Meena is that he was part of conspiracy in arranging Roshan Lal

Meena to appear as dummy candidate in place of Dinesh Meena.

7. Both the accused-petitioners are in custody since 02.04.2024

and 19.08.2025 respectively.

8. The learned trial Court vide its order dated 07.01.2025 has

framed the charge against the accused-petitioner-Roshan Lal

Meena for offences under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 &

120-B IPC and Sections 3, 4 & 6 of the Rajasthan Public

Examination (Prevention of Unfairmeans) Act, 1992.

9. It is submitted by counsel for accused-petitioner-Roshan Lal

Meena that the offences for which the charges have been framed

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against him are triable by the Court of Magistrate. She further

submits that the charges have been framed against the accused-

petitioner on 07.01.2025 and even after passing of more than a

year, the trial of the case has not been concluded. She also

submits that as per Section 480(6) of BNSS, 2023 for the offences

which are triable by the Court of Magistrate trial if, the trial is not

concluded within a period of 60 days from the first date fixed for

taking evidence, in that situation the accused become entitle for

bail.

10. Learned counsel appearing for the accused-petitioner-

Mahesh Kumar Meena submits that the accused-petitioner is in

custody since 19.08.2025 and the charges have been framed

against him on 12.01.2026. He also submits that the only

allegation against the accused is of, he was said to be a part of

conspiracy for arranging dummy candidate in place of Dinesh

Meena and the only evidence available with the prosecution is that

he went alongwith Dinesh Meena at the place of exam