2025:UHC:6111 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1050/2025 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. Present applicant Shrikant, S/o Ramdiya is praying for regular bail in relation to FIR dated 18.05.2025, bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 78 of 2025, registered at P.S. Dalanwala District Dehradun wherein the nine persons were implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 61(2) of BNS 2023 read with Section 3, 4, 10, 11 of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated which is evident from the fact that applicant is not named in the FIR. Apart from this, he submits that most of the persons who are named in the FIR have been enlarged on bail by the Trial Court. He further submits that all the offences are triable by the Magistrate and there is one case against the applicant which pertains to the Arms Act in which he is already bailed out. Apart from this, he submits that no ground of arrest was given at the time of arrest of the applicant and, as such, arrest of the applicant is bad in law, therefore, the applicant deserves for bail. 5. On the other side, Mr. Joshi, learned A.G.A. has not disputed this 2025:UHC:6111 fact most of the accused persons who are named in the FIR have already been enlarged on bail. Apart from this, he has also not disputed this fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR and the offences are triable by the Magistrate, however, he apprise to this Court that investigation is still going on and the charge sheet has not been filed. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the offences, as alleged, are triable by the Magistrate and most of the accused who are named in the FIR have already been enlarged on bail, therefore, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant “Shrikant” 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. 9. It is made clear that after being released on bail, the applicant shall cooperate with the pending investigation failing which prosecution is free to move bail cancellation application. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 14.07.2025 Parul 2025:UHC:6111