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Rajasthan High Court quashes FIRs against MLA, calls it vendetta
The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday, 15 October 2026 quashed two FIRs against sitting Hanumangarh MLA Ganesh Raj Bansal, his wife Santosh Bansal and their daughter, holding the registration after 23 years an abuse of the process of law. Justice Ashok Kumar Jain observed the complaints, filed by an RTI activist, were an act of political vendetta and harassment. The court noted Ganesh held no municipal position in 2003 and the dispute was known to the district administration since then.
Separately, the same high court on Wednesday, 14 October granted interim arrest protection to Santosh Bansal in a fresh case involving missing municipal files and embezzlement. Justice Sanjeet Purohit found her claim of political motivation prima facie meritorious, citing multiple recent FIRs and a delayed complaint. The matter is listed after four weeks.
Indian Opinion Analysis
LiveLaw and The Times of India cover separate but related court orders from the same high court on consecutive days. LiveLaw reports the quashing of two 2003-era FIRs against the entire Bansal family, emphasising the court’s finding of political vendetta and abuse of process. The Times of India reports a new case against Santosh Bansal alone, where a different judge found her harassment claim prima facie valid and granted interim arrest protection, noting the earlier quashing. Both outlets present the court’s reasoning neutrally, but LiveLaw leads with the stronger quashing ruling while The Times focuses on the ongoing legal vulnerability. The two orders together show a court sceptical of delayed prosecutions but still entertaining fresh allegations. The next concrete step is Santosh Bansal’s hearing in four weeks.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livelaw.in (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
