SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S 2026:UHC:3760 BA1 No. 248 of 2026 Pappu Arya ....Applicant Vs. State of Uttarakhand ......Respondent Hon ’ble Ash ish Nait han i, J. Mr. Nadeem Azad, learned counsel appearing for the Applicant through video conferencing. 2. Mr. Deepak Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant—Pappu Arya, S/o Late Shri Chandan Arya, R/o Jeena Colony, Chaufula Chowraha, Mukhani, District Nainital. The Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR No. 00282 of 2025, registered at Police Station Haldwani, District Nainital, for offences punishable under Sections 8/22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 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 23.08.2025. Learned counsel further submitted that the mandatory provisions of the N.D.P.S. Act have not been complied with and that no independent eyewitness of the alleged incident is available to support the prosecution case. It is further argued that the grounds of arrest were not communicated to the Applicant at the time of his arrest. Learned counsel also submitted that the Applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and no criminal history to his credit. 6. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposed the bail application and submitted that the Applicant is a habitual offender and that several other criminal cases are registered against him. 7. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court finds that the grounds of arrest do not appear to have been communicated to the Applicant at the time of arrest. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that 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—Pappu Arya 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