2025:UHC:3071 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. 709 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Deepak Petshali, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. with Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. The present applicant ‘Johny’ S/o Pawan is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 28.02.2025 bearing FIR No. 256 of 2025 P.S. Laksar, District Haridwar, wherein, the applicant and other coaccused persons were implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 351(2) and 352 of BNS Act. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and this is case which appears to be a case of malicious prosecution, which is evident from the fact that all the family members have been implicated. 5. He further submits that there is a delay of 8 days in lodging the FIR, but, there is no explanation to this and apart from this, he submits that the other co-accused, who are infact the parents and the brother of the present applicant were granted interim bail on 15.04.2025 in ABA 358 of 2025. 6. Apart from this, he submits that the applicant have no previous criminal history and no specific role has been assigned to him and he is languishing in jail since 03.03.2025. 7. On the other side, learned A.G.A. Mr. V.S. Pal have not disputed this fact that the other co- accused were granted interim bail in ABA No. 358 of 2025. 8. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the other co-accused have been granted interim bail in ABA No. 358 of 2025 and furthermore the applicant have no previous 2025:UHC:3071 criminal history, this court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant ‘Johny’ be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 11. It is made clear that after being released on bail the applicant will cooperate with the investigation. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 25.04.2025 PR 2025:UHC:3071