2025:UHC:8020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 10th SEPTEMBER, 2025 FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1644 of 2025 Pradeep Singh ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Harsh Vardhan Dhanik, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Pradeep Lohani, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The applicant Pradeep Singh is in judicial custody for the offence under Section 305(e) and Section 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in Case Crime No.135 of 2025, registered at Police Station Dineshpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 2. According to the First Information Report dated 14.07.2025, computer, CPU, UPS, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Router, Speaker and Mic were stolen on 04.07.2025 from the building of Government Primary School Madnapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. The FIR has been registered against unknown person. 3. On 15.07.2025, the applicant and three co- accused were arrested and at their behest stolen 1 2025:UHC:8020 articles were recovered from a bag placed inside the bathroom of a derelict factory. 4. Heard Mr. Harsh Vardhan Dhanik, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned Brief Holder for respondent. 5. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Dhanik, Advocate, for the applicant, contended that the said properties were not stolen by the applicant. The alleged recoveries were planted. Applicant has no criminal antecedents. He is in judicial custody since 15.07.2025. He is a permanent resident of District Udham Singh Nagar, therefore, there is no chance of his absconding, and, Sameer Singh, the co-accused of similar role, has already been granted regular bail by this Court on 26.08.2025. 6. Mr. Pradeep Lohani, Brief Holder, has opposed the bail application orally. 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. 9. Let the applicant – Pradeep Singh be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing 2 2025:UHC:8020 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