2026:UHC:3507 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s 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 BA1 / 2 4 7 4 / 2 0 2 5 Hon ’ble Alok Mah r a, J. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Mr. M.S. Rawat and Mr. Shubham Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Ms. Pushpa Bhatt, learned Deputy A.G. along with Mr. S.C. Bhatt, learned A.G.A. and Mr. Manoj Bhatt, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Present bail application has been filed seeking grant of regular bail in connection with F.I.R./Case Crime No. 0496 of 2025, registered under Sections 115(2), 352, 3(5) and 140(2)(4) of the B.N.S. at Police Station Bahadrabad, District Haridwar. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has falsely been implicated in the instant case; that, as per the prosecution story, the son of the complainant along with his friend had gone to Crystal World Amusement Park, where he was allegedly assaulted by the applicant and other co-accused persons and thereafter forcibly dragged into a car and threatened with dire consequences; that, subsequently, the victim was allegedly recovered from a public place near a petrol pump adjacent to National Highway at Dandheri. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant would further submit that the statement of the friend of the victim was recorded under Section 180 B.N.S.S., wherein he 2026:UHC:3507 stated that 3-4 persons had abused the victim and allegedly dragged him into a car; that, thereafter, he received a phone call from the victim asking him to transfer an amount of ₹1,000/- to the victim’s account and another sum of ₹1,000/- to a separate account number provided by the victim. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant and the victim are known to each other, being residents of the same locality; that, the CCTV footage collected from Crystal World Amusement Park, which is the alleged place of occurrence, does not show any person carrying sticks or rods, nor does it depict any incident of assault, manhandling or forcible dragging of the victim into a vehicle; that, no injury whatsoever was sustained by the victim in the alleged incident, which creates serious doubt upon the prosecution story. 8. Learned counsel for the applicant would further submit that the applicant is not named in the F.I.R. and his implication has surfaced only on the basis of the statements of co-accused persons; that, no incriminating article, weapon, rope, mobile phone or any other material connecting the applicant with the alleged offence has been recovered from his possession; that, there is no material on record to indicate that the applicant either assaulted the victim, forcibly abducted him, threatened him with death, demanded ransom, or shared any common intention or common object with the co-accused persons. 9. Learned counsel for the applicant would also submit that the applicant is languishing in jail since 15.11.2025; that, the charge-sheet has already been 2026:UHC:3507 submitted, therefore, no further custodial interrogation of the applicant is required; that, there is no likelihood of the applicant tampering with the prosecution evidence or influencing the witnesses; that, the applicant is a permanent resident of District Haridwar and there is no possibility of his absconding or misusing the liberty of bail; and that, the trial is likely to take considerable time in its conclusion. 10. Per contra, learned State counsel opposed the bail application, however, he fairly admitted that no injury was sustained by the victim in the alleged incident and that the applicant is in judicial custody since 15.11.2025. 11. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, perused the material available on record, the nature of accusations, the period of incarceration undergone by the applicant, the fact that no injury has been sustained by the victim, as also the fact that the charge-sheet has already been filed, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a fit case for grant of bail. 12. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 13. Let the applicant, Arpit, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ( Alok Mah r a, J.) 07.05.2026 Mamta 2026:UHC:3507