2025:UHC:8217 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO.1459 of 2025 Tauheed ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, Assistant Government Advocate assisted by Mr. Himanshu Sain, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The applicant-Tauheed is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Section 8 read with Section 21 and Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in Case Crime No.764 of 2024, registered at Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar. 2. According to the First Information Report, the police party recovered 11 gm smack (Heroin) from the possession of the co-accused Parvez on 01.10.2024. He was arrested. The name of the present applicant has come to light in the statements of the co-accused 1 2025:UHC:8217 Parvez. 3. Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned Assistant Government Advocate for respondent. 4. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, submitted that the applicant is an innocent person. He has been falsely implicated by the co-accused Parvez. Applicant is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding. He is not a convicted person, and, he is in custody since 05.05.2025. 5. Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned Assistant Government Advocate has opposed the bail application. However, he submitted on instructions that apart from the statements of the co-accused, no other evidence has been found against the applicant. 6. The object of keeping the accused in detention during the investigation is not punishment. The main purpose is manifestly to secure the attendance of the accused. 7. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for both the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion as to the merits of the case, this Court is of the 2 2025:UHC:8217 view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. 8. The Bail Application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant – Tauheed be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt:15.09.2025 Neha 3 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b 3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b08 b2d0e018b01be753f01483 6d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC337 79FB9677068452F32DE6BA 960BFE64D819EE44CA9CC E487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.09.15 18:48:15 +05'30'