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2025:UHC:4644 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
BA1/459/2025
Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
1. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Dhanik, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. for the State.
3. Present applicant- Sohil, S/o Salim is praying for regular bail in relation to FIR dated 16.01.2025 registered as Case Crime No. 35 of 2025 (FIR No. 35 of 2025) at P.S. Kotwali Jwalapur, District Haridwar wherein the present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 109(1) of BNS 2023 read with Section 25(1) B of the Arms Act and Section 8/21 of the NDPS Act
4.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and furthermore, there is no recovery of any contraband from the present applicant and the contraband which is shown to be recovered is from the other accused. He further submits that the applicant has no previous criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 16.01.2025.
5. On the other side, learned State counsel has not disputed this fact that there is no recovery of any contraband from the present applicant, however, he submits that one country-made pistol was recovered from the applicant, but this is a case of no injury. He further submits that the investigation is going on.
6. After hearing the arguments of the
learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that there is no recovery of any contraband from the present applicant, and, furthermore, the applicant has no previous criminal history and is languishing in jail since 16.01.2025,
2025:UHC:4644 this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail.
7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant Sohil 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.
9. It is made clear that after being released on bail the applicant shall cooperate with the trial failing which the prosecution is free to move application for cancellation of bail.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
06.06.2025 Parul
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