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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 207

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MR. SANJAY KAROL, MR. SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJ
SANDEEP GUPTA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.1722/2026

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv., Mr. Nishank Tripathi, Adv., Ms. Harshita Sukhija, Adv., Mr. Priya Tyagi, Adv., Ms. Rishika Agrawal, Adv., Mr. Ananta Prasad Mishra, AOR
For the Respondents: Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G., Mr. Puneet Parihar, Adv., Ms. Nidhi Jaswal, AOR, Mr.Shashwat Goel, AOR, Ms. Mala Narayan, Adv.

Interim bail granted on health grounds with specific conditions.

Headnote:This judgment relates to the Petition for Special Leave to Appeal regarding interim bail for the petitioner. The court analyzed the legal implications of the dismissal order by the High Court. The court allowed interim bail for 45 days primarily due to health considerations of the petitioner's wife. The primary issue framed was the need for temporary release to attend to a family medical emergency. The outcome is that the petitioner is granted interim bail, subject to conditions outlined.

ORDER

1. The Petitioner challenges the judgment and order dated 13.01.2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in S.B.Criminal Writ Petition No.3607 of 2025 whereby the writ petition was dismissed and temporary release of the petitioner was denied.

2. The petitioner had surrendered on 23.09.2025.

3. We have perused the affidavit dated 31.01.2026 filed by the State. In principle State has no objection to the grant of interim bail for the reason that petitioner’s wife has to undergo surgery and there is none else in the family of the petitioner to attend to her. More so, when there is an eleven years old child born through the wedlock. Under these attending facts and circumstances, we allow the prayer of the petitioner in the following terms :

(A) The terms and conditions, as the State has referred to in paragraph 5 of its affidavit, shall be strictly adhered to.

(B) The petitioner shall be released on interim bail for a period of 45 days in connection with FIR No.42/2024 dated 12.03.2024 registered at Police Station Rohinda, District Sirohi; FIR No. 05/2024 dated 13.02.2024 registered at P.S. SOG, District- ATS/SOG-Jaipur; and FIR No.308/2020 dated 16.11.2020 registered at P.S. Raipur, District-Pali; and FIR No.335/2012 dated 28.09.2012 registered at P.S. Chandaria-District-Chittorgarh subject to the satisfaction of the concerned Superintendent of Jail.

(C) To comply with the order, the petitioner shall be produced before the concerned Superintendent of Jail forthwith.

(D) Immediately after expiry of 45 days from the date of release, the petitioner shall surrender before the concerned Court.

(E) We clarify that the liberty is granted to the petitioner only for the purposes of the treatment of his wife, who has to undergo surgery on account of her personal ailment.

(F) The petitioner shall file an affidavit before this Court to the effect that he shall comply with the terms and conditions.

4. The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.

5. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 207

SUPREME COURT OF INDIAMR. SANJAY KAROL, MR. SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJSANDEEP GUPTA – AppellantVersusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN – RespondentPetition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.1722/2026

Interim bail granted on health grounds with specific conditions.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MR. SANJAY KAROL, MR. SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJ
SANDEEP GUPTA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.1722/2026