2025:UHC:8146 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1637 of 2025 Sachin alias Vivek ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Prem Kaushal, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The applicant – Sachin alias Vivek is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Section 306 and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in Case Crime No.224 of 2019, registered at Police Station Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 2. According to the First Information Report dated 09.08.2019, the deceased-Dharmendra committed suicide by hanging on 02.08.2019 due to torture of his in-laws. He had written on both his thighs that Smt. Jyoti, his wife, her two brothers, maternal uncle (mama) and uncle (chacha) were responsible for his death. 1 2025:UHC:8146 3. Heard Mr. Prem Kaushal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder for respondent. 4. Mr. Prem Kaushal, Advocate submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present matter. Smt. Jyoti, Dinesh and Nishant alias Ishant, co- accused of similar role, have already been granted regular bail by this Court. Charge-sheet has been filed, therefore, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Applicant has no criminal antecedents. He is a permanent resident of District Udham Singh Nagar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding, and, he is in custody since 01.07.2025. 5. Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder, has opposed the bail application orally. 6. Bail is the rule and the committal to jail is an exception. Refusal of bail is a restriction on the personal liberty of the individual, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The object of keeping the accused persons in detention during the trial 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 2 2025:UHC:8146 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. 9. Let the applicant – Sachin alias Vivek 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: 12.09.2025 JKJ/Pant 3