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2026 DAILYLAW 3854 (UTT)

MOHAN LAL v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

ABA/17/2026 · 2026-01-15

Ashish Naithani

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SL. No. Dat e Of f ice Not es, r epor t s, or ders or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2026:UHC:547 ABA No.17 of 2026 Hon ’ble Ash ish Nait h an i, J. Mr. Mohd Safdar, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned Brief Holder, for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Applicant seeks anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.547 of 2025, under Section 8 read with Section 21 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, at Police Station Kotwali Manglaur, District Haridwar. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. Learned State Counsel has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail application. 6. Having considered the entirety of the facts, this Court is of the view that this is a case fit for anticipatory bail. 7. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 8. In that eventuality of arrest, the Applicant shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail subject to his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer (“AO”). In addition to it, the Applicant shall also comply with the following conditions:- “(i). The Applicant shall co-operate with the investigation. (ii). The Applicant shall not approach any witness in any manner, whatsoever. (iii). The Applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned court. (iv). The Applicant shall deposit his passport with the AO. The passport may only be returned by the order of the court concerned. In case, the Applicant does not have passport, he shall give an undertaking to that effect to the AO. (v). The Applicant shall also give an undertaking on (i), (ii) & (iii) above. ( Ash ish Nait h an i, J.) Vacat ion Ju dge 1 5 .0 1 .2 026 Nitesh/