SC Grants Bail to Shyamveer Dagur

Authority: Supreme Court of India, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction

Order Date: 14 August 2026

Parties: Appellant Shyamveer Singh Dagur vs. State of Rajasthan.
FIR Details: FIR No.43/2025 registered at Special Police Station (SOG), District ATS & SOG, Jaipur under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 sections 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 61(2).
Allegation: Dagur, head of Fire & Safety College of Education (affiliated to Bharat Sevak Samaj, Chennai), conspired to forge diploma certificates for certain candidates to make them eligible for recruitment in the Indian Navy.
Arrest & Custody: Arrested on 21 August 2025; has been in custody for almost one year.
Charge Sheet & Trial Status: Charge sheet filed; trial has not yet commenced. Prosecution has listed 24 witnesses.
Legal Arguments: Counsel for the appellant argued that the offences are magistrate‑triable, the trial delay justifies bail, and no culpability can be fastened from the charge sheet. Counsel for the State argued that the appellant could influence witnesses and therefore bail should be denied.

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court order dated 8 May 2026 that rejected bail.
Directed that the appellant be produced before the concerned magistrate within a maximum period of 7 days from the order date.
The appellant shall be released on bail on terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the magistrate.
Until the trial commences, the appellant must appear before the concerned police station on the first Monday of every month at 11 AM and cooperate fully with the trial.
The criminal appeal is allowed, and any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Topics: Criminal Law, Bail, Judicial Order