SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS 21.03.2025 BAI No.242 of 2024 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Ms. Pushpa Joshi, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. Chetna Latwal, Ms. Nipush Mola Joshi, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Akshay Latwal, Brief Holder for the State. 3. Applicant- Naseer Ahmad, who is in judicial custody in connection with FIR No. 403 of 2023, under Sections 307, 354, 354-A of IPC and Section 9(m), r/10 of the POCSO Act, registered at Police Station Haldwani, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant is not named in the FIR; he has no criminal history and is languishing in jail since 11.08.2023. He further submits that the applicant is sole bread earner in his family and has been implicated in the case on the statements of one Munna Lal, who is neither the eyewitness nor he was present on the spot at the time of incident. 6. Per contra, learned Deputy Advocate General vehemently opposed the bail. 7. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that application deserves bail at this stage. 8. Accordingly the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant, namely, Naseer Ahmad be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of like amount, to the satisfaction of Court concerned. (Alok Mahra, J.) 21.03.2025 Kaushal