JASWANT SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
Court: High Court of Uttarakhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Uttarakhand judgment dated 2024-12-18. JASWANT SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL First Bail Application No. 2442 of 2024 Jaswant Singh ….. …..... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …. …. Respondent Present:- Ms. Sarita Bisht, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, AGA with Mr. Himanshu Sain, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) The applicant is in judicial custody in FIR No. 228 of 2024, dated 07. 12. 2024, under Sections 8/21/60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station Lalkuan, District Nainital. He has sought his release on bail. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 07. 12. 2024, police allegedly recovered 122. 26 Grams Smack from the possession of the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that there is no independent witness of the alleged recovery; the allegedly recovered quantity is less than commercial and the applicant is not a previous convict. 5.
Learned State counsel would submit that the bail rejection order does not reveal that the applicant is a previous convict. 6. Having considered, this Court is of the view that it is a case fit for bail and 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. ) 18. 12. 2024 Sanjay SANJAY KANOJIA Digitally signed by SANJAY KANOJIADN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND,2. 5. 4. 20=e50e50b49596520698eff87e0a08bbd504686df4d1afc60f54a287831dec46fe, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND,serialNumber=26EEB7122ED0DD23233A255DD8EC450A84B515A087CAEFD1B3179A7DEAE40699, cn=SANJAY KANOJIADate: 2024. 12. 19 11:08:14 +05'30'
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