Uttarakhand High Court
Narendra ……..Appellant/ vs State Of Uttarakhand on 18 February, 2026
Author: Ravindra Maithani
Bench: Ravindra Maithani
HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Short Term Bail Application (IA) No.4263 of 2026
In
Criminal Appeal No. 379 of 2018
Narendra ........Appellant/Applicant
Vs.
State of Uttarakhand ........... Respondent
Present : Mr. Safdar, Advocate for the appellant/applicant.
Mr. Pankaj Joshi, AGA for the State.
Mr. Rajendra Singh Azad, Advocate for the informant.
Coram : Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani. J.
Hon'ble Siddhartha Sah, J.
Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)
Instant appeal is preferred against the
judgment and order dated 17.10.2018, passed in
Sessions Trial No.275 of 2014, State of Uttarakhand vs.
Balister and others, by the court of District and Sessions
Judge, Haridwar. By it, the appellant Narendra has been
convicted and sentenced under Sections 147, 148, 149,
302, 307, 341, 34 IPC. The appellant Narendra has filed a
short term bail application on the ground that on
20.02.2026 his son is getting married.
2. Heard on Short Term Bail Application (IA)
No.4263 of 2026.
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3. Learned counsel for the appellant would
submit that the son of the appellant is getting married on
20.02.2026. Therefore, he may be granted short term bail
for two weeks.
4. Learned State Counsel as well as learned
counsel for the informant was required to get
instructions.
5. Learned counsel for the informant submits that
the marriage of the son of the appellant Narendra is
scheduled on 20.02.2026. He submits that one week’s
short term bail may be granted to the appellant, but
certain conditions may be imposed that he should not
commit any offence.
6. Learned counsel for the appellant would
submit that the appellant would not commit any offence;
he should be released on short term bail; he is unwell; he
is a kidney patient.
7. Having considered, without adverting to the
merits of the case, purely on the humanitarian ground,
this Court is of the view that the appellant may be
enlarged on short term bail for a period of one week from
the date of his release.
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8. Let the appellant be released on short term bail
for a period of one week from the date of his actual
release, on his executing a personal bond and furnishing
two reliable sureties, each of the like amount, to the
satisfaction of the court concerned.
9. It is further directed that, on expiry of the
period of short term bail, the appellant shall surrender
before the court concerned and intimation to that effect
shall also be given to this Court.
10. The short term bail application stands disposed
of.
11. Let a copy of this order be supplied to the
learned counsel for the appellant today itself, on payment
of usual charges, as per Rules.
12. List along with connected matters on
30.03.2026.
(Siddhartha Sah, J.) (Ravindra Maithani, J.)
18.02.2026
Sanjay
