2026:UHC:63 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 BA2 No. 3 1 6 / 2 0 2 5 Hon 'ble Rak esh Th apliy al, J. 1. Ms. Zeba Naaz, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. This is the second bail application moved on behalf of the applicant Shashi Ram Murmu, S/ o Budi Murmu, R/ o West Bengal praying for bail in reference to FIR dated 08.09.2024, bearing FIR No. 229 of 2024, registered at P.S. Kotwali Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal wherein the present applicant along with others have been charge sheeted for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B IPC. 4. The first bail application was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh on 18.11.2025. 5. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent, and, in fact, is the victim and is not named in the FIR. She further argued that in some of the cases the offence has been compounded in respect of other co-accused in support of which order passed by the Coordinate Bench dated 03.03.2025 in C528 No. 222 of 2025 has been placed before this Court. Apart from this, the learned counsel for the applicant submits that other co- accused, namely, Manju Devi has already been enlarged on bail by this Court on 03.07.2025. She further submits that present applicant is languishing in jail since 14.05.2025 and the charge sheet 2026:UHC:63 has already been filed and, as such, there is no need of custodial interrogation of the applicant, and taking into consideration that in respect of other accused the offence has been compounded and one accused has been enlarged on bail, the applicant be also enlarged on bail. 6. On the other side, Mr. Sain, learned Brief Holder for the State has not disputed this fact that in respect of other co-accused the offence has been compounded and in one case co-accused Manju Devi has also been enlarged on bail and also fairly submits that charge sheet has already been filed. 7. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that other co- accused has been enlarged on bail, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. 8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant Shashi Ram Murmu be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ( Rak esh Th apliyal, J.) 0 2 .0 1 .2 0 2 6 Parul 2026:UHC:63