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2025:UHC:7111 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
BA1/1152/2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
1. Mr. Vikas Bahuguna, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder the State.
3. Present applicant “Ankit Singh, son of Anand Singh,” is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 08.12.2024 bearing FIR No. 0278 of 2024, Police Station – Dalanwala, District – Dehradun wherein one person Rohan Agarwal, was implicated for the offences punishable under Section 64 (1) of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 3 / 4 of the POCSO Act in which applicant has been charge sheeted for the offences punishable under Section under Section 70 (2) of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 5 (g) / 6 of the POCSO Act
4.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case, which is evident from the fact that applicant is not named in the FIR. He further submits that as per prosecution case, victim was in friendship with Rohan Agarwal and victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS first disclose the name of the present applicant. He further submits that medical report does not support the prosecution case and in absence of FSL report charge sheet has been filed on 31.01.2025 and the present applicant is languishing in jail since 31.12.2024, therefore, keeping in view the fact that charge sheet has already been filed, and there is no need of custodial interrogation. The applicant be enlarged on bail.
5. On the other side, Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder has not disputed this fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR and charge sheet has already been filed on 31.01.2025, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation and the present applicant is
2025:UHC:7111 languishing in jail since 31.12.2024. He also apprised to this Court that applicant has no criminal history.
6. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and further taking into
consideration that charge sheet has already been filed on 31.01.2025, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation and the present applicant is languishing in jail since 31.12.2024 and has no criminal history, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves for bail.
7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant “Ankit Singh, son of Anand Singh,” be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.
9. It is made clear that the order granting bail to the present applicant shall not be treated as precedent.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
12.08.2025. SKS
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