2025:UHC:7508 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 25th AUGUST, 2025 FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO.1502 of 2025 Juber ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Pradeep Lohani, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The applicant-Juber is in judicial custody under Section 8 read with Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “Act, 1985”) in Case Crime No.320 of 2025, registered at Police Station SIDCUL, District Haridwar. 2. According to the First Information Report dated 28.06.2025, the police party recovered 8.158 kg Ganja from the named accused Imran on 27.06.2025. He was arrested. He told the police that he had brought the said Ganja from his brother-in-law (jija) Juber (applicant). 3. Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for 1 2025:UHC:7508 the applicant and Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned Brief Holder for respondent. 4. Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate, contended that the applicant is an innocent person. He has been falsely implicated by the arrested accused Imran. Applicant is not a convicted person. He is in custody since 02.06.2025. He is a permanent resident of District Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding. 5. Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned Brief Holder, has opposed the bail application orally. However, he submitted on instruction that apart from the statement of the arrested co-accused Imran, no other evidence has been found against the applicant yet. 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 view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. 8. The Bail Application is allowed. 2 2025:UHC:7508 9. Let the applicant – Juber 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:25.08.2025 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=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b08b2d0e018b 01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F32DE6BA960BFE64D 819EE44CA9CCE487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.08.25 18:29:20 +05'30'