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2025 DAILYLAW 14866 (UTT)

PRAVEEN SEMALTY v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/1957/2025 · 2025-11-24

Rakesh Thapliyal

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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 BA1 No. 1957 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. (Through V.C.) 1. Mrs. Shweta Jain, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Additional Advocate General with Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. The present applicant ‘Praveen Semalty’ S/o Govind Semalty is praying for bail in reference to First Information Report dated 11.11.2024 bearing FIR No. 409 of 2024 P.S. Raipur, District Dehradun, which was lodged against one Danny Rawat with one unknown person for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of BNS, 2023. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that on completion of investigation the charge-sheet has been filed on 01.02.2025 implicating the present applicant and other one Priyanshu Chauhan for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) of BNS, 2023 r/w Section 61(2) of BNS, 2023. 5. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 13.11.2024 and charge-sheet has already been filed on 01.02.2025 and charges have been framed on 16.04.2025. She submits that since the charge-sheet has already been filed and as such there is no need of the custodial interrogation of the present applicant. She further submits that the other co- accused Priyanshu Chauhan has already been enlarged on bail by this court on 20.05.2025. She further argued that the applicant infact is pursuing his studies and is a football coach and there is no such intentional motive, however, all these aspects are the subject matter of the trial but taking into consideration that the present applicant is languishing in jail since 13.11.2024 and the charge-sheet has been filed, therefore, the applicant be released on bail. 6. On the other side, learned State counsel have not disputed that the other co-accused Priyanshu Chauhan has already been enlarged on bail on 20.05.2025 and the charge-sheet has been already filed in this particular case and as such there is no need of further interrogation and the applicant has no previous criminal history. 7. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the present applicant is languishing in jail since 13.11.2024 and the other co-accused Priyanshu Chauhan has already been enlarged on bail and furthermore the charge-sheet has already been filed and as such there is no need of the custodial interrogation of the present applicant, therefore, this court is of the view that the present applicant deserves for bail. 8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant ‘Praveen Semalty’ be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 10. It is made clear that after being released on bail the applicant shall join the Trial Court proceeding on each and every date without seeking unnecessary adjournment. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 24.11.2025 PR