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BA1 No. 2370 of 2025 Hon ’ble Alok Mah r a, J.
Mr. Prem Kaushal and Mr. Mahesh Chandra,
learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned A.G.A. for the State.
3. This first bail application has been moved by the applicant – Jeevan Arya, seeking regular bail in Case Crime/ F.I .R. No. 18 of 2025, under Sections 2/ 3 of The Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Gangs and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act), 1986, registered at Police Station Bhatronjkhan, District Almora.
4. In this case, an FIR was lodged against the applicant and another co-accused under Section 2/ 3 of Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Gangs and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act), 1986. Applicant is the gang leader and alongwith other co-accused is involved in the business of illicit NDPS drug namely ganja.
5.
Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that applicant has falsely been implicated on the basis of earlier criminal cases pending against him; that applicant is languishing in jail since
01.02.2025.
Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that, in case, the applicant is granted bail, he will not misuse the same and will furnish the bail surety as per the satisfaction of this Court.
6. Learned State Counsel, on the other hand, has filed a gang chart in which three cases have been shown pending against the applicant out of which in Case Crime No. 20 of 2022 under Section 8/ 20/ 60 of NDPS Act, Police Station Bhatronjkhan, District Almora, the applicant has been acquitted and in Case Crime No. 5 of 2025
under Sections 8/ 20/ 60 of NDPS Act and Case Crime No. 10 of 2023 under Sections 2/ 3 of Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Gangs and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act), 1986, Police Station Bhatronjkhan, District Almora, applicant is granted bail.
7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
8. Considering the submission of
learned counsel for the parties and also considering the aforesaid facts, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage.
9. The bail application is allowed.
10. Let the applicant be released on bail, on executing personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of like amount, to the satisfaction of Court concerned, subject to the following conditions: - (a) The applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the court. (b) The applicant shall appear before the investigating officer as and when required and cooperate with the investigation. (c) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence or witnesses, either directly or indirectly and shall not indulge in any criminal activity while on bail. (d) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the court or to the investigating agency, to preclude risk of absconding.
11. The bail granted to the applicant shall be liable to be cancelled in the event of any violation of the aforesaid conditions or if the applicant is found to have misused the liberty granted to him.
( Alok Mah r a J.)
13.05.2026 Ujjwal