2025:UHC:1242 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/314/2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Avidit Noliyal, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The present applicant Rahul is in judicial custody in relation to FIR dated 31.05.2024, registered as FIR No. 454 of 2024 at P.S. Kotwali Haridwar, District Haridwar, which was lodged against some unknown persons and during investigation the applicant was found to be indulged on the statement of the other co-accused. 4. As per the allegations, as alleged in the FIR, the husband of the complainant went on work at 6 a.m. on 31.05.2024, and at around 8 a.m. the complainant received a call from the mobile number of her husband and some unknown persons told her that they kidnapped her husband and demanded ransom of Rs. 5 lakh. Subsequently, they agreed for an amount of Rs. 30,000/-. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has no nexus with the other co- accused, namely, Rajkumar who is not known to the applicant. 6. Apart from this, learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is no other independent witness and also submit that on the same day the husband of the complainant return back to his home. He further submits that the applicant has no previous criminal 2025:UHC:1242 history. 7. On the previous date, the State was directed to get instructions, and, today, on instructions Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. informed this Court that even as per the prosecution, the other co-accused Rajkumar is the main accused. Mr. Pal, learned A.G.A. also submits on the basis of the written instructions, that the applicant has no previous criminal history. 8. After hearing arguments of the learned counsel for the parties, and further taking into consideration that the applicant has no previous criminal history and only on the statement of the co-accused, the applicant has been implicated, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant ‘Rahul’ 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. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 21.02.2025 Parul 2025:UHC:1242