2025:UHC:11560 I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 2 4 TH DECEMBER, 2 0 2 5 SECOND BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.3 33 of 2 0 2 5 Salman ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Assistant Government Advocate. Hon ’ble Alok Ku m ar Ver m a,J. The applicant- Salman is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in Case Crime No.386 of 2025, registered at Police Station Bahadrabad, District Haridwar. 2 . The First Bail Application (No.2032 of 2025) was dismissed as withdrawn on 19.12.2025 granting liberty to the applicant to file afresh. 3 . According to the First Information Report dated 05.10.2025, the police recovered 35.31 gm smack from the co-accused Vijay Kumar. He was 1 2025:UHC:11560 arrested. Vijay Kumar told the police that he was going to sell the recovered smack to Salman (applicant). He and Salman sell smack in schools and colleges around Roorkee. 4 . Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent. 5 . Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated by the co- accused. Applicant was not involved in the said offence. He is not a convicted person. He is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding, and, he is in custody since 10.10.2025. 6 . Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned Assistant Government Advocate, on instruction, submitted that apart from the statements of the co-accused Vijay Kumar, no other evidence has been found against the applicant till date. 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. 2 2025:UHC:11560 8 . The Bail Application is allowed. 9 . Let the applicant – Salman 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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt: 24.12.2025 Neha 3 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038e e7326b08b2d0e018b01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F 32DE6BA960BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487B2FE 0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.12.24 18:18:49 +05'30'