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2025 DAILYLAW 3567 (UTT)

AARTI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/409/2025 · 2025-03-07

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2025:UHC:1611 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/409/2025 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Ms. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the applicant through Legal Aid. 2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The present applicant Aarti, D/o Rajesh is praying for regular bail in relation to Case Crime No. 512 of 2023, registered on the basis of the FIR dated 03.10.2023 bearing FIR No. 0512 of 2023 at P.S. Rishikesh, Dehradun wherein the present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 328, 504, 506, 346 and 365 IPC. 4. Learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant submits that in the said crime applicant is languishing in jail since 05.10.2023 and she has no previous criminal. She further submits that charge sheet has already been filed, and the trial has been commenced, therefore, there is need of custodial interrogation. 5. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. requested today itself let the Jail Authority may join the proceedings through V.C., and, subsequently Dy. Jailor of District Jail Dehradun joined the proceeding and apprised this Court up till date in total four witnesses have been examined. He also informed that the applicant has no previous criminal history. 6. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the applicant is languishing in jail since 05.10.2023, and has no previous 2025:UHC:1611 criminal history and charge sheet has already been filed, and as such there is no need of custodial interrogation, therefore, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant- Aarti be released on bail on her executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 9. It is made clear that the applicant will cooperate with the trial and will not seek unnecessary adjournment. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 07.03.2025 Parul 2025:UHC:1611