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2025 DAILYLAW 13137 (UTT)

ARVIND v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/2299/2024 · 2025-03-21

Alok Mahra

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SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS 21.03.2025 BAI No.2299 of 2024 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Vikas Anand, Ms. Gyan Mati Kushwaha and Mr. Amit Satyawadi, learned counsels for the applicant. 2. Mr. Akshay Latwal, Brief Holder for the State. 3. Applicant- Arvind, who is in judicial custody in connection with FIR No. 198 of 2024, under Sections 109, 61(2), and 238 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/25 of Arms Act, registered at Police Station Transit Camp, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the FIR in the alleged incident has been lodged with delay of more than three days; PW1 complainant and PW2 injured have turned hostile hostile and have denied the story of the prosecution and the victim has said in statement that accused has not fired any gunshot and he was in the stage of intoxication. 6. Per contra, learned Deputy Advocate General vehemently opposed the bail. 7. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that application deserves bail at this stage. 8. Accordingly the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of like amount, to the satisfaction of Court concerned. (Alok Mahra, J.) 21.03.2025 Kaushal