2025:UHC:7815 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1562/2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. (Through V.C.) 1. Mr. Nivesh Bahuguna, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present applicant “Khalid Hussain @ Khalil, son of Rafiq Ahmed” is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 19.04.2025 bearing FIR No. 0158 of 2025, Police Station – Kashipur, District – Udham Singh Nagar wherein present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 143 (3) of BNS, 2023 and under Section 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956. 4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated. He further submits that applicant has taken the premises on lease but he has no concerned or nexus with the offence, as alleged. 5. Apart from this, he submits that co-accused Salman and Khalid have already been enlarged on bail by this Court and other co-accused Rajesh @ Raju, whose name was disclosed by the victim during investigation was granted interim bail by the Coordinate Bench in ABA No. 840 of 2025. He further submits that since the charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant. 6. On the other side, Mr. V.S. Pal, learned AGA, have not disputed this fact that since the charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant and co-accused Salman and Khalid have already been enlarged on bail by this Court and other co accused Rajesh @ Raju, has already been granted interim bail by the Coordinate Bench in ABA No. 840 of 2025. 7. After hearing the arguments of learned 2025:UHC:7815 counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration the fact that since the charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant and co- accused Salman and Khalid have already been enlarged on bail by this Court and other co- accused Rajesh @ Raju was granted interim bail by the Coordinate Bench in ABA No. 840 of 2025, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant “Khalid Hussain @ Khalil, son of Rafiq Ahmed” be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 10. It is made clear that if the accused is found to be indulged in future in any criminal activity, the prosecution is free to move application for cancellation of bail. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 03.09.2025 SKS 2025:UHC:7815