Miss Lalita v. State of Rajasthan (with connected bail applications), S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 15049/2026 and 23 others, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench (Justice Anil Kumar Upman), decided on 01.10.2026 | 2026:RJ-JP:40321
The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to a large group of young call centre employees arrested in a cyber fraud case in Deeg, after the Investigating Officer and the Public Prosecutor agreed that no further interrogation was needed. FIR No. 13/2026 was registered at the Cyber Police Station, Deeg, under Sections 319(2), 318(2), 336(3) and 340(2) of the BNS and Sections 66C and 66D of the IT Act, which deal with cheating by impersonation, forgery and identity theft. According to my count of the cause title, there are 24 connected bail applications, mostly aged 18 to 25 and from Delhi and other states. They said they were only employees of a call centre run by the main accused, Saloni Mittal, had been falsely implicated and had no criminal record, and that the trial would take a long time. The Public Prosecutor, on the instructions of the Investigating Officer, who was present in court, said that they had worked under the instructions of the main accused, but fairly accepted that no further interrogation was needed from them. Justice Anil Kumar Upman considered their young age, the lack of criminal history, the long trial ahead, the period already spent in custody and the material on record, and allowed all the applications without commenting on the merits. Each petitioner must furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties of Rs 50,000 each. They must not be involved in any other offence, and must mark their presence at the concerned police station on the first Sunday of every month until October 2027. The SHO must report any default to the court, and any breach alone can be a ground for the trial court to cancel the bail. The court made clear that its observations are only for deciding these bail applications and do not affect the trial.
Bail can be granted at the post-arrest stage to young accused who were allegedly working under the instructions of the main accused, where they have no criminal antecedents, the prosecution concedes that no further interrogation is needed, the period of custody has been significant and the trial will take long. Such bail is subject to conditions like regular reporting at the police station, and any breach can lead to cancellation.