2025:UHC:5189 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1008/2025 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. Present applicant Wasif, S/o Wajid is praying for regular bail in relation to FIR dated 16.11.2024 bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 827 of 2024 registered at P.S. Jwalapur District Haridwar wherein the present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2)(m) and 115(2) of BNS 2023 read with Section 3/4 of the POCSO Act. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and at the time of the incident the applicant was of the tender age, i.e., aged about 23 years and the victim was 17 years old and they both known to each other since last two years and were in love which was admitted by the victim in her statement as well as during examination- in-chief. He further submits that the victim and her mother (complainant) did not support the case of the prosecution and in fact both of them were declared hostile. He further submits that since the trial has been commenced, therefore, at this juncture there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant. 5. On the other side, learned A.G.A. has not disputed this fact that the trial has been commenced and, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the present applicant, and, furthermore, the applicant has no previous criminal history. 6. After hearing the arguments of the 2025:UHC:5189 learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration since the trial has been commenced, and, as such, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant, furthermore, the applicant has no previous criminal history this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant Wasif 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. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 19.06.2025 Parul 2025:UHC:5189