2 1 . BA] 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 2026:UHC:3646 BA1 No.475 of 2026 Ripul Chauhan Vs. State of Uttarakhand Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. G.D. Joshi, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Present bail application is moved by the applicant, who is in judicial custody in connection with Case Crime/FIR No.477 of 2025 under Section 29 read with Section 8/21/22 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act and 3(5), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of B.N.S., Police Station Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that contraband recovered from the possession of the applicant is solely based on uncorroborated and self-serving disclosure statement of the co-accused. He submits that applicant is duly registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act. He submits that absence of the applicant at the spot or non-availability of documents at the time of interception does not render the transaction illegal in substance. He further submits that main accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 27.02.2026 and on the ground of parity applicant is entitled for bail. 5. Learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Having considered the overall facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. Let the applicant-Ripul Chauhan be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 8. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 13.05.2026 Arti