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2026 DAILYLAW 7309 (UTT)

SANJAY SAKLANI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA2/273/2025 · 2026-06-18

Rakesh Thapliyal

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UKHC010169152025 2026:UHC:5066 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA2 No.273 of 2025 Sanjay Saklani --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Rishab Ranghar, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned AGA for the State. 3. The present applicant-Sanjay Saklani, S/o J.P. Saklani is praying for regular bail in reference to first information report dated 12.09.2024 bearing FIR No.0182 of 2024, P.S. Prem Nagar, District Dehradun for the offences punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 120-B of IPC. 4. The instant bail application is second one since the first bail application was dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Previously vide order dated 07.11.2025 the applicant was granted interim bail for a period of one month, since the deponent of the applicant, who was the wife of the applicant, undertakes that she is ready to refund the entire amount towards consideration of sale deed alongwith interest. 6. Subsequently vide order dated 12.05.2026 the In-charge S.H.O was directed to take applicant in custody. Now in compliance thereof the applicant UKHC010169152025 2026:UHC:5066 has been taken into custody and is in custody now. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the trial has already been commenced and is at the stage of cross examination of the witnesses. He submits that applicant has no criminal antecedents except one FIR in which the investigation is going on. 8. On the other hand, learned AGA has not disputed that the trial has already been commenced. 9. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the trial has already been commenced and at this juncture there is no need of further custodial interrogation since the trial is at the stage of cross examination of the witnesses, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. 10. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the second bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant-Sanjay Saklani, S/o J.P. Saklani, be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 18.06.2026 Arti