2025:UHC:1891 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1 No. 453 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Sachin Panwar, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The applicant ‘Salman’ S/o Late Irfan is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 18.011.2024 bearing FIR No. 0657 of 2024 P.S. Pathari, District Haridwar, wherein, the present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 308(2) and 69 of BNS, 2023. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated, which is evident from the fact that infact the victim herself in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. denied the case of the prosecution. 5. Apart from this, he submits that in fact the applicant was engaged with the victim, but after getting certain information the applicant refused to marry with the victim and being prejudiced with this the applicant has been implicated. 6. Apart from this, he submits that in the FIR there is reference of some video clips but during investigation no such video clips were recovered. 7. He further submits that after investigation the chargesheet has been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant and furthermore the applicant have no previous criminal history. 8. On the other side, learned A.G.A. Mr. Akshay Latwal have not disputed this fact that the chargesheet has been filed and therefore there is no need of a custodial interrogation and furthermore the applicant have no previous criminal history. 9. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties, this court is of the view that since the chargesheet has been filed therefore 2025:UHC:1891 there is no need of custodial interrogation of the present applicant and as such the applicant deserves for bail. 10. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant ‘Salman’ be enlarged on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 05.04.2025 PR 2025:UHC:1891