HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
First Bail Application No.1846 of 2024
Pratap Singh Yadav ….....Applicant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent
Present:-
Mr. Soniya Chawla, Advocate for the applicant.
Mr. M.A. Khan, AGA for the State.
Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)
Applicant is in judicial custody in FIR No.191
of 2022, under Sections 8/18/29 of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station
Transit Camp, District Udham Singh Nagar. He has
sought his release on bail.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and
perused the record.
3. According to the FIR, on 29.11.2022, two co-
accused were apprehended and from their possession,
opium was recovered. They told the police that they were
to give the opium to the applicant.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant would
submit that there is no evidence against the applicant.
Co-accused from whom opium was recovered had already
been granted bail. There is no other evidence against the
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applicant except the statement of the co-accused.
Applicant is not a previous convict.
5. Learned State Counsel does not dispute the
factual narration as made by the learned counsel for the
applicant.
6. Having considered, this Court is of the view
that the applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail.
7. The bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant be released on bail, on his
executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable
sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the
court concerned.
(Ravindra Maithani, J)
30.09.2024
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