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2025 DAILYLAW 7014 (UTT)

ROHIT v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/895/2025 · 2025-06-17

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2025:UHC:5042 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. 895 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mrs. Prabha Naithani, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The present applicant ‘Rohit’ S/o Daal Chand is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 29.03.2025 bearing FIR No. 135 of 2025 P.S. Kotwali Jwalapur, District Haridwar, wherein, 6 to 7 unknown persons were implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2), 118(1), 190, 191(2) and 191(3) of BNS, 2023. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated, which is evident from the fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR since the FIR has been lodged against unknown persons and submits that there is a delay in the FIR and he has been implicated on the basis of suspicion and there is no direct evidence and the place where the incident took place was highly crowded area, but no one has seen the alleged incident and merely on the basis of the video footages the applicant has been implicated. 5. She further submits that the applicant is a student and he is pursuing the higher studies and preparing for competition by taking coaching. He further submits that the applicant have no previous criminal history and as such he be enlarged on bail. 6. On the other side, learned A.G.A. Mr. Pankaj Joshi submits that on the basis of video footages the applicant was seen with the main assailant and they ran away after committing the offence in the car in which the main assailant came. He further submits that the investigation is still going on and if the applicant is enlarged on bail there may be possibility that he may influence the investigation and furthermore he submits that 2025:UHC:5042 the applicant is the resident of Meerut, however, he has not disputed that the applicant has no previous criminal history. He further suggests that if the applicant is enlarged on bail then some stringent conditions be imposed since the investigation is still going on. 7. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the main assailant as per the prosecution is Nishkarsh and the applicant is a student, this court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail by imposing some stringent conditions. 8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant ‘Rohit’ be enlarged on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions: (i) The applicant shall cooperate with the pending investigation and will not make any attempt to tamper any evidence and threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, with the concerned court. (iii) If the applicant is found to be involved in any criminal activity in future the prosecution is directed to immediately move an application for cancellation of bail. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 17.06.2025 PR 2025:UHC:5042