Uttarakhand High Court
CRLA/159/2026 on 6 April, 2026
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IA No.01/2026 (Bail Application)
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CRLA No.159 of 2026
Hon'ble Ashish Naithani, J.
Mr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the
Appellant.
2. Mr. Piyush Garg, learned counsel for the CBI.
3. Appellant was convicted for the offence punishable under
Sections 120B, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC and under Section 13
(2) read with Section 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,
1988, vide judgment and order dated 20.03.2026, passed by the court
of learned Special Judge Anti Corruption/3rd Additional Session
Judge, Dehradun in CBI Case No.02 of 2005 “CBI Vs. Ravindra
Srivtastava and others“. Challenging his conviction and sentence,
Appellant has filed this appeal.
4. Learned counsel for the Appellant submits that the Appellant
is 82 years of age and is suffering from several old age ailments. He
further submits that the Appellant is a retired employee. He further
submits that the co-accused has been granted bail by this Court in
CRLA No.156 of 2026 “Sukhpal Singh Vs. Central Bureau of
Investigation”, vide order dated 02.04.2026, and claims that it is a
case of parity. Learned counsel for the CBI admits this fact.
5. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case,
the Appellant has made out a case for bail.
6. Consequently, the bail application is allowed. Let the
Appellant/Applicant, be released on bail, on his executing a personal
bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of the like amounts to
the satisfaction of the Court concerned.
7. List this matter on 15.06.2026.
(Ashish Naithani, J.)
06.04.2026
Nitesh/
