SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS 2026:UHC:2255 BA1 No. 467 of 2026 Shankar Giri --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Mukul Dangi, learned legal Aid Counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant – Shankar Giri, aged about 56 years, S/o Kanhaiya Giri, R/o Baroda, Tehsil Gohana, District Sonipat, Haryana. The Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 82 of 2025, registered at Police Station Laxmanjhula, District Pauri Garhwal, under Sections 8/22/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “NDPS Act”). 4. Heard Mr. Mukul Dangi, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the Applicant, and Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned A.G.A. for the State. Perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case and is in judicial custody since 18.12.2025. It is further submitted that there are no independent witnesses to the alleged recovery or the proceedings leading to the lodging of the FIR. It is also contended that there is non-compliance with the mandatory provisions of Sections 50, 52A, and 57 of the NDPS Act. It is further submitted that the co-accused, namely Manish, has already been granted bail by this Court on 27.02.2026, and on the ground of parity, the present Applicant is also entitled to be released on bail. 6. Learned State Counsel has opposed the Bail Application. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that the co-accused has already been granted bail, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the Applicant is entitled to be released on bail at this stage. 8. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed. 9. Let the Applicant be released on bail upon his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. 10. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 31.03.2026 Shiksha