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2025 DAILYLAW 12841 (UTT)

AFTAB v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA2/305/2024 · 2025-02-21

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2025:UHC:1250 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1 No. 305 of 2024 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Jitendra Chaudhary, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. The present bail application is the second bail application moved by the applicant “Aftab”, who is seeking bail in relation to FIR No. 0429 of 2024 dated 09.07.2024 P.S. Patel Nagar, Dehradun, District Dehradun, wherein, the applicant has been chargesheeted for the offence punishable under Sections 117(2), 191(2), 351(3) and 109 of IPC. 4. The First bail application was rejected by this court on 04.10.2024 by observing therein that the present applicant have a criminal history of five cases and also on the ground that the investigation was going on at that relevant point of time. 5. Now, the learned counsel for the applicant submits that the investigation has already been completed and the chargesheet has been filed, copy of which is also enclosed as Annexure 3. Learned counsel for the applicant also informed to this court that after investigation the wife of the applicant was also exonerated though in the FIR the applicant’s wife was also implicated . 6. Learned State counsel have not disputed this fact that now investigation has been completed and chargesheet has been filed. 7. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the First Bail Application was rejected on the ground that investigation was going on at that relevant point of time and now since the investigation has been completed and the chargesheet has been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of present applicant and furthermore he has informed to this court that in other five cases the applicant have 2025:UHC:1250 already been enlarged on bail. Therefore, this court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the instant second bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant “Aftab” be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 21.02.2025 PR 2025:UHC:1250