Rajasthan High Court Orders Accused To Contribute To ‘Swach Bharat Abhiyan’ Under ‘Community Service’ Provision Of BNSS
The Rajasthan Excessive Courtroom has requested an Accused to contribute to the ‘Swach Bharat Abhiyan’ underneath the availability of ”neighborhood service” as enshrined underneath the Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita.
The Courtroom was contemplating a Bail Utility in an FIR registered for the offences punishable underneath Sections 8 & 21 of Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The Single Bench of Justice Sameer Jain noticed, “…..being attentive to the felony antecedents registered towards the accused-applicant, as an prolonged interpretation of the provisions of ‘neighborhood service’ as enshrined underneath the Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita, and as a reformative method to re-include the accused applicant again within the society with a greater imaginative and prescient, goal and zeal in life, this court docket deems it match to impose an ancillary situation upon the applicant, subsequently, it’s directed that the accused-applicant shall contribute to the Swach Bharat Abhiyan – initiative of the federal government, for a interval of two months from the date of enlarging on bail, on two hours per day foundation, as an honorary work, underneath the supervision and instructions of the SHO qua the FIR (Supra) in consonance with the instructions of the Municipal Company/Native Administrative authorities involved.”
The Applicant was represented by Advocate Dharmendra whereas the Respondent was represented by Public Prosecutor M.S. Shekhawat.
Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the Applicant, 40 years, is the only real bread earner of the household. It was additional submitted that charge-sheet has been filed within the prompt matter the place the amount which is recovered from the Applicant is 605 grams.
“…..trying to the general information and circumstances of the case and materials on file however with out commenting on deserves/demerits of the case, this court docket is inclined to permit the bail utility of the accused-applicant and enlarge him on bail,” the Courtroom noticed.
It thus granted bail to the Applicant and ordered him to do neighborhood service.
Trigger Title: Shivsingh Meena vs. State of Rajasthan (2025:RJ-JP:23235)
Appearances:
Petitioner– Advocate Dharmendra, Advocate Kapil Gupta
Respondent– Public Prosecutors M.S. Shekhawat and Shree Ram Dhakar
