2025:UHC:8019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 10th SEPTEMBER, 2025 FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO.1633 of 2025 Sumit Gujjar ..…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 Sumit Gujjar is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Section 8 read with Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in Case Crime No.197 of 2025, registered at Police Station SIDCUL, District Haridwar. 2. Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. According to the First Information Report, the police recovered Ganja from the car (No.UK14C- 2611CIAZ) of the co-accused Ishant Tejiyan on 24.04.2025. The weight of the recovered Ganja was 21 kg. 200 grams including the weight of the bag. The co- accused Ishant Tejiyan was arrested. He told the police 1 2025:UHC:8019 that the recovered Ganja was given to him by Sumit Gujjar (present applicant). 4. On 03.09.2025, Ms. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder sought one week’s time to get instructions in the matter. 5. Today, Mr. Pradeep Lohani, Brief Holder, for the State submitted on instruction that apart from the statement of the arrested accused Ishant Tejiyan, no other reliable evidence has been found against the applicant. 6. Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present matter. He is not a convicted person. He is in judicial custody since 03.06.2025, and, he is a permanent resident of District Shamli, Uttar Pradesh. 7. 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. 8. 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:8019 view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. 9. The Bail Application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant – Sumit Gujjar 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: 10.09.2025 Pant/ 3