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2026 DAILYLAW 7740 (UTT)

AMITA HALDAR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

BA1/1122/2026 · 2026-07-07

Rakesh Thapliyal

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UKHC010111712026 2026:UHC:5508 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1122/2026 Amita Haldar --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Mukesh Singh Rawat, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present applicant “Amita Haldar, wife of Sapan Haldar”, is praying for regular bail in reference to FIR dated 07.04.2026 bearing FIR No. 167 of 2026 registered at Police Station – Sitarganj, District – Udham Singh Nagar, lodged by father in law of the applicant against unknown person for the offences punishable under Section 305 (a), 331 (3) of BNS, 2023. 4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is daughter in law of the informant and she married with the son of the informant 12 years back and from this marriage, two children were born, aged about 10 years and 4 years and on the statement of the other co-accused Somnath Haldar, the present applicant have been implicated and charge sheet has already been filed. He further submits that applicant is innocent, which is evident from the fact that entire recovery is shown from the possession of other co- accused Somnath Haldar and there is no recovery from the present applicant and furthermore, there is no matrimonial dispute in between the applicant and her husband and she has no criminal antecedents and applicant is languishing in jail 09.04.2026. 5. On the other side, learned AGA on UKHC010111712026 2026:UHC:5508 instructions, submits that applicant has no criminal antecedent and charge sheet has already been filed. 6. After hearing the rival submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that applicant is not named in the FIR and recovery has been made from the possession of other co-accused and applicant is languishing in jail 09.04.2026 and charge sheet has already been filed, and further, applicant being a married lady having two children deserves for benefit of privilege of Section 480 BNSS, 2023, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves for bail. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case the bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant “Amita Haldar, wife of Sapan Haldar” be released on bail on furnishing her personal bond and two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 9. It is made clear that granting bail to the present applicant will not be treated as precedent. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 07.07.2026 SKS UKHC010111712026 2026:UHC:5508