SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S 2026:UHC:3761 BA1 No. 416 of 2026 Shiv Chaudhary ....Applicant Vs. State of Uttarakhand ......Respondent Hon ’ble Ash ish Nait han i, J. Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Deepak Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant—Shiv Chaudhary, S/o Udham Singh, R/o Village Khera Jat, Police Station Kotwali Manglour, District Haridwar. The Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 80 of 2026, registered at Police Station Kotwali Manglour, District Haridwar, for offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 25(1-B)(b) of the Arms Act. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the Applicant submitted that the Applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case and is in judicial custody since 06.02.2026. Learned counsel further submitted that the Applicant has not committed the alleged offence and was neither present at the spot nor did he open fire, as alleged. It is contended that the Applicant has been implicated on the basis of a concocted story. It is further submitted that there is a delay of one day in lodging the FIR; however, no explanation for such delay has been furnished by the prosecution. Learned counsel also submitted that the Applicant was not arrested from the spot and nothing has been recovered from his possession or at his instance. Furthermore, the present case is a no-injury case and the Applicant is not a previous convict. 6. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposed the bail application and submitted that the investigation reveals that the Applicant and his associates carried out a pre-planned attack and that a large number of empty cartridges were recovered from the spot, indicating heavy firing. 7. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court finds that, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Applicant has been able to make out a fit case for grant of bail. 8. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed. 9. Let the Applicant—Shiv Chaudhary be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 10. It is made clear that any observation made hereinabove is only for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application and shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. 11. All pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. ( Ash ish Nait h an i, J.) 15.05.2026 Shiksha