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Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
BA1 No. 1347 of 2025
Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. (Through V.C.)
1. Mr. Ramji Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. for the State.
3. Present applicant Rohan @ Sajan, S/o Raghuveer Singh, is praying for bail in reference to FIR dated 08.12.2024, bearing FIR No. 278 of 2024 registered at P.S. Dalanwala District Dehradun wherein the present applicant along with one Ankit Singh were implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 5(g)/6 of the POCSO Act read with Section 70(2) of BNS 2023.
4.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and furthermore charge sheet has already been filed, as such, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant and the applicant is languishing in jail since 07.12.2024. Apart from this, he submits that other co-accused Ankit Singh, having similar role, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court on 12.08.2025, and, therefore, the present applicant is entitled to get benefit of parity of the other co-accused Ankit Singh particularly when the applicant has no previous criminal history.
5. On the other side. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned A.G.A. has not disputed this fact that charge sheet has already been filed and the applicant has no previous criminal history and also submits that
2025:UHC:7916 the applicant deserves parity of the other co-accused.
6. In view of the submissions as advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the applicant has no previous criminal history and furthermore charge sheet has already been filed and other co- accused Ankit Singh has already been enlarged on bail by this Court, 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 Rohan @ Sajan 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.)
02.09.2025 Parul
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