Uttarakhand High Court
Anil vs State Of Uttarakhand on 6 April, 2026
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2026:UHC:2420
BA1 No. 326 of 2026
Anil ....Applicant
Vs.
State of Uttarakhand ......Respondent
Hon'ble Ashish Naithani, J.
Mr. Rajveer Singh, learned counsel for the
Applicant through video conferencing.
2. Mr. N.S. Kaniyal, learned A.G.A. for the State of
Uttarakhand.
3. The present Bail Application has been moved by
the Applicant–Anil, aged about 33 years, S/o Hari
Singh, R/o 89, Ward No. 24, Harinagar, Police Station
Panipat, District Panipat, State of Haryana. The
Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR
No. 07 of 2026, registered at Police Station Narender
Nagar, for the offences punishable under Sections
8/20/60 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985.
4. Heard Mr. Rajveer Singh, learned counsel for the
Applicant, and Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned A.G.A.
for the State. The record has been perused.
5. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that
the Applicant has been falsely implicated in the
present case and that there is no evidence against
him to establish the commission of the alleged
offence. It is further submitted that there is no
independent/public witness to the alleged recovery of
charas and that the mandatory provisions of the
N.D.P.S. Act have not been complied with.
Furthermore, it is submitted that the alleged
contraband recovered from the Applicant is below
commercial quantity. The Applicant is in judicial
custody since 03.02.2025, and no police custody
remand is required in the present case. It is also
submitted that the Applicant has no criminal history.
6. Learned State Counsel opposes the Bail
Application, contending that the Applicant has a
criminal history.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and
circumstances of the case, and without expressing
any opinion on the merits, this Court is of the view
that the Applicant has made out a case for grant of
bail.
8. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed.
9. Let the Applicant be released on bail upon
executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable
sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction
of the Court concerned.
10. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed
of.
(Ashish Naithani, J.)
06.04.2026
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