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2025 DAILYLAW 16214 (UTT)

SHAHID ALI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/1456/2025 · 2025-11-17

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2025:UHC:10173 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1 / 1 4 5 6 / 2 0 2 5 Hon 'ble Rak esh Th apliy al, J. 1. Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, learned counsel with Mr. Syed Kashif Jafri and Ms. Irum Zeba, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. The present applicant Shahid Ali, S/ o Tahir Ali is praying for bail in reference to FIR dated 06.05.2025, bearing FIR No. 0061 of 2025, registered at P.S. Pulbhatta, District U.S. Nagar wherein the present applicant along with Tasleem Khan, Shahbaaz and Bachchan Saifi were implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 127(2), 3(5), 308(5), 309(4) and 351(3) of BNS 2023. 4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and there is no specific allegation against the present applicant in the FIR. He also submits that in fact the informant has a criminal antecedent of 4 to 5 criminal cases and involved in the activity of Bitcoin Money Funding. He also submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the offence, as alleged, and no specific role has been assigned, and, furthermore, the charge sheet has already been filed and since charge sheet has been filed there is no need of custodial interrogation of the present applicant. 5. Apart from this, he submits that other two co-accused, namely Tasleem Khan and Shahbaaz have already been enlarged on bail by this Court. He further 2025:UHC:10173 submits that applicant has a criminal antecedent of one case in which he is already bailed out. He further submits that the present applicant also claims parity of other co-accused who have been granted bail by this Court. 6. On the other side, Mr. Sandhu, learned Addl. Advocate General for the State has not disputed this fact that the charge sheet has already been filed and other co-accused namely Tasleem Khan and Shahbaaz have already been enlarged on bail. Apart from this, he fairly submits that the applicant deserves benefit of parity of co-accused. 7. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that charge sheet has already been filed and other co-accused have already been enlarged on bail, 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 Shahid Ali be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ( Rak esh Th apliyal, J.) 1 7 .1 1 .2 0 2 5 Parul 2025:UHC:10173