2025:UHC:6136 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition Criminal No. 333 of 2025 15 July, 2025 Jagat Singh Rawat --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand and Ors. --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Ms. Sheetal Selwal and Mr. Satish K. Birla, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned D.A.G. with Mr. Vikas Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J. By means of the present writ petition, petitioner has sought the indulgence of this Court for a direction to respondent to remove his name from Column 12 of the charge-sheet dated 13.07.2023, filed pursuant to the FIR No.101 of 2023 dated 27.02.2023, for the offences punishable under Sections 8/20/60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered with P.S. Ramnangar, District Nainital. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that after investigation, charge-sheet has been submitted against the three persons named in the FIR, while the name of the petitioner was shown in Column 12 of the charge-sheet as a suspect. 3. Learned State Counsel submits that the petitioner is not appearing before the Investigating 1 2025:UHC:6136 Officer, and therefore, the investigation against him is still pending. He further submits that the petitioner was also not available at the given address. 4. At this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to the apprehension that the petitioner may be arrested, he is not appearing before the Investigating Officer. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and he would also appear before the Investigating Officer within 10 days from today, if some protection is granted to the petitioner. 5. Learned State Counsel has not objected the aforesaid request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. In view of the above, the present criminal writ petition is disposed of. However, it is provided that the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within 10 days from today i.e. on or before 25.07.2025 and no coercive measure shall be taken against the petitioner by the Investigating Officer, unless any credible evidence or material is found against him. 7. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of accordingly. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 15.07.2025 PN 2 PREETI NEGI Digitally signed by PREETI NEGI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=63c75a8c4765581180a58d7478fadbe383 31bac55c78b5f9f0276c16432f6aab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=2BA53171893B3C3CB3CCCAE81FAE 064498483A83D84BDB0F9229D5BF08D959AC, cn=PREETI NEGI Date: 2025.07.16 16:13:25 +05'30'