SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S 2026:UHC:2869 BA1 No. 259 of 2026 Aman Siddqui ....Applicant Vs. State of Uttarakhand ......Respondent Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Ms. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant—Aman Siddiqui, S/o Aftab, R/o Gufur Basti, Police Station Vanbhoolpura, District Nainital. The Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR No. 0041 of 2025, registered at Police Station Vanbhoolpura, District Nainital, for the offences punishable under Sections 2/3 of the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. 4. Heard Ms. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the Applicant, and Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned A.G.A. for the State. The record has been perused. 5. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is in judicial custody since 09.09.2025 and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that although ten cases have been shown against the Applicant, he has not been convicted in any of them except one, and the sentence in that case has already been duly undergone. 6. It is further submitted that the Applicant has neither formed any gang nor is he a member of any gang, and that the present case has been falsely foisted upon him merely on the basis of previous cases registered in the State of Uttarakhand, with an ulterior motive. It is also submitted that a co-accused has already been granted bail and the case of the Applicant stands on parity. Accordingly, it is prayed that the Applicant be enlarged on bail. 7. Per contra, learned State Counsel has strongly opposed the bail application, submitting that there is sufficient material evidence against the Applicant. It is contended that the Applicant has a criminal history, is a habitual offender, and is the main gang leader. 8. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court finds that, at this stage, the grounds urged on behalf of the Applicant for grant of bail appear to be well- founded. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the Applicant has made out a case for grant of bail. 9. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed. 10. Let the Applicant be released on bail upon executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. 11. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 20.04.2026 Shiksha