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.1527 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Lalit Sharma along with Ms. Suraiya Naaz and Ms. Anmol Sandhu, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Present applicant–Govind Sahni S/o Shri Nathuni Sahni is seeking regular bail in relation to a first information report dated 19.05.2025 bearing FIR No. 0233 of 2025, Police Station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, wherein the present applicant, his parents and brother have been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 80 and 238 of BNS, 2023. 4. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the deceased married with the applicant on 08.07.2022 and out of this wedlock a female child was born, however, unfortunately, on 27.04.2025, she commits suicide by hanging and immediately after this incident, the brother of the deceased was informed about this incident and all family members of the deceased rushed at the spot and even at the time of inquest, all of them were present and after the post-mortem, the body was handed over and the cremation took place. 5. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the allegations as alleged is appears to be false, which is evident from the fact that though the inquest was done on 28.04.2025 at that time all the family members of the deceased were also present, but the first information report was lodged at a belated stage i.e. almost after twenty two days on 19.05.2025. He submits that the delay in lodging the FIR itself reveals that the FIR has been lodged after thought. 6. Apart from this, it is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the present applicant is languishing in jail since 28.06.2025 and the charge-sheet has already been filed and the other co-accused, who are the parents, have already been enlarged on bail and since the charge-sheet has been filed and as such, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the present applicant. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant also submits that there is no any evidence with regard to the demand of dowry. 8. On the other side, Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State, submits that after collecting all credible evidence, the charge-sheet has been filed and admittedly, the applicant married with the deceased on 08.07.2022 and within seven years, this incident was happened, therefore, there are sufficient material to charge-sheet the present applicant. 9. Learned Brief Holder have also not disputed this fact that admittedly, the charge- sheet has been filed and as such there is no need of custodial interrogation of the present applicant and at the time of preparation of the inquest, all the family members of the deceased were present. 10. After hearing the arguments as advanced by learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the charge-sheet has already been filed and the present applicant is languishing in jail since 28.06.2025 and at the time of inquest, all the family members of the deceased were present, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 11. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the present bail application is allowed. 12. Let the applicant, namely, “Govind Sahni”, 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. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 31.10.2025 R.Bisht