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2025 DAILYLAW 9740 (UTT)

SIMRAN v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/1395/2025 · 2025-08-08

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2025:UHC:7016 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1395/2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Niranjan Bhatt, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned AGA for the State. 3. The present applicant ‘’Simran, daughter of Shri Shobha Singh” is praying for regular bail in relation to First Information Report dated 29.05.2025 bearing FIR No. 0203 of 2025, Police Station – Kotwali Dehradun, District – Dehradun wherein present applicant along with one Gurusevak were implicated for the offences punishable under Section 64 of BNS, 2023 and under Section 3 / 4 of the POCSO Act and on completion of investigation the applicant has been charge sheeted for the offences punishable under Section 123, 61 (2) of BNS, 2023 read with and under Section 3 (a) / 4 (2) of the POCSO Act. 4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated, which is evident from the fact that victim herself gave contrary statement with regard to place of alleged incident. He further argued that with regard to commission of crime, applicant has no concerned and the only allegation levelled against the present applicant is of abetment. He further submits that main accused Gurusevak has already been enlarged on bail by the Juvenile Justice Board since he was juvenile. He further submits that applicant is languishing in jail since 08.07.2025 and applicant has no previous criminal history and charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation. 5. On the other side, Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned AGA, have not disputed this fact that main accused Gurusevak has already been enlarged on bail by the Juvenile Justice Board, since he was juvenile and applicant is languishing in jail since 08.07.2025 and applicant have no previous criminal history and charge sheet has already been 2025:UHC:7016 filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant. 6. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration the fact that main accused Gurusevak has already been enlarged on bail by the Juvenile Justice Board and applicant is languishing in jail since 08.07.2025 and charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant ‘’Simran, daughter of Shri Shri Shobha Singh” be released on bail on furnishing her personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 08.08.2025 SKS