UKHC010088932026 2026:UHC:5998 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/897/2026 Deepak Singh Bathkora --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Ms. Layba Noor, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present applicant “Deepak Singh Bathkora, son of Hoshiyar Singh”, is praying for regular bail in reference to FIR dated 12.08.2025 bearing FIR No. 03 of 2025 registered at Police Station – Munsiyari, District – Pithoragarh, wherein present applicant has been implicated by the husband of the victim for the offences punishable under Section 108, 351 (3) of BNS, 2023. 4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and applicant is languishing in jail since 14.09.2025 and applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no need of custodial interrogation. 5. On the other side, learned State Counsel submits that there are sufficient evidence with regard to instigation and one of the evidence is whatsapp message and chats, transcription of which is also placed on record, however, he has not disputed that applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and charge sheet has already been filed and applicant is languishing in jail since 14.09.2025. 6. After hearing the rival submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into UKHC010088932026 2026:UHC:5998 consideration that applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 14.09.2025 and charge sheet has already been filed and there is no need for further custodial interrogation, 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 “Deepak Singh Bathkora, son of Hoshiyar Singh” be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions: i. After being released on bail, the applicant shall join the trial court proceeding on each and every day, without seeking any unnecessary adjournment. ii. Applicant shall furnish his passport, if any, in the trial court. iii. Applicant shall not give any threat to the family members of the victim. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 17.07.2026 SKS