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2025 DAILYLAW 1691 (UTT)

RATAN SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/165/2025 · 2025-02-12

Ravindra Maithani

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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL First Bail Application No.165 of 2025 Ratan Singh …..….....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent Present:- Ms. Manju Bahuguna and Mr. D.N. Sharma, Advocates for the applicant. Ms. Manisha Rana Singh, Deputy Advocate General for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) The applicant is in judicial custody in FIR No.28 of 2025, dated 16.01.2025, under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. He has sought his release on bail. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 16.01.2025, 253 Grams Charas was allegedly recovered from the possession of the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that he has been falsely implicated in the case; nothing was recovered from him; the allegedly recovered 2 quantity is less than commercial and he is not a previous convict. 5. Learned State counsel would submit that the bail rejection order does not reveal that the applicant is a previous convict. 6. Having considered, this Court is of the view that it is a case fit for bail and the applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail. 7. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of the like amount; to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 12.02.2025 Sanjay