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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 2129/2026

Atul Kumar S/o Raj Kumar, Aged About 70 Years, Resident Of Raymond Showroom, Sector-17, 501, Plot.no.66, Mahatma Phule

Bhawan, Navi Mumbai, Vashi, Thane Maharastra ----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

2. Narendra Kumar Lodha Alias Narendra Lodha S/o Late Hari Singh Lodha, Resident Of Narendra And Narendra Farm House, Santosh Marg, Bapunagar, Bhilwara, Through Power Of Attorney Holder Dinesh Kumar Lodha S/o Bhanwar Singh Lodha, Resident Of 5-K-7/1, Rc Vyas

Colony, Bhilwara ----Respondents

S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 2132/2026

Atul Kumar S/o Raj Kumar, Aged About 70 Years, Resident Of Raymond Showroom. Sector-17, 501, Plot.no.66, Mahatma

Phule Bhawan, Navi Mumbai, Vashi, Thane (Maharashtra).

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

2. Narendra Kumar Lodha Urf Narendra Lodha S/o Late Hari Singh Lodha, Resident Of Narendra And Narendra Farm House, Santosh Marg, Bapunagar, Bhilwara, Through Power Of Attorney Holder Dinesh Kumar Lodha S/o Bhanwar Singh Lodha, Resident Of 5-K-7/1, R C

Vyas Colony, Bhilwara.

----Respondents

S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 2149/2026

Smt. Seema Agarwal W/o Atul Kumar, Aged About 64 Years, Resident Of Raymond Showroom. Sector-17, 501, Plot.no.66, Mahatma Phule Bhawan, Navi Mumbai, Vashi, Thane

Maharastra.

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

2. Manju Rani Agarwal D/o Mahendra Jain, Resident Of Narendra And Narendra Farm House, Santosh Marg, Bapunagar, Bhilwara, Through Power Of Attorney Holder Dinesh Kumar Lodha S/o Bhanwar Singh Lodha,

Resident Of 5-K-7/1, R C Vyas Colony, Bhilwara.

----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajendra Charan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vikram Rajpurohit, P.P.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU

Order

27/03/2026

These criminal miscellaneous petitions have been filed by the

petitioners against the order dated 18.02.2026 passed by the learned Special Judicial Magistrate (NI Act Cases) No. 5 Bhilwara, whereby the permission sought by them to attend the Court through video conferencing and through counsel for the purpose of reading over the accusation in a case pending under Section

138 of the N.I. Act was rejected.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the

petitioners are elderly persons residing in Mumbai. It is stated that petitioner Atul Kumar is 70 years of age and his wife, petitioner Seema Aggarwal, is 64 years old, and both are dependent on each other. It is further submitted that petitioner Seema Aggarwal has undergone knee surgery and has been advised rest; therefore, she is unable to travel to Jodhpur to attend the criminal proceedings pending against her. It is also submitted that petitioner Atul Kumar is suffering from a severe slip disc issue, for which medical documents have been placed on record, and he has also been

advised rest by his doctor.

Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are

not evading their appearance before the Court and, in fact, desire that the trial court proceeds with the trial so that it may be concluded within time. However, due to their inability to remain

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[2026:RJ-JD:14400] (3 of 5) [CRLMP-2129/2026] physically present, the proceedings are being delayed. It is further submitted that the matter is a summons case, and only the accusation is required to be read over to the petitioners. They are willing to appear through video conferencing, while their counsel will be present before the Court. In such circumstances, the accusation can be read over to them, and they will authorize their

counsel to sign on their behalf on the order sheet.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the

judgment of the Kerala High Court in the case of K.V. Haneefa vs. C.B.I.