NAINITAL, India, April 17 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 17:
1. Mr. J.C. Karnatak, learned counsel for the Applicant.
2. Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant, namely Shiwansh Rawat, aged about 24 years, S/o Shailesh Rawat, R/o Bhatt Colony, Mukhani, P.S. Mukhani, District Nainital. The Applicant is in judicial custody in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 0009 of 2026, registered at Police Station Bhimtal, District Nainital, under Sections 8/20/60 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
4. Heard Mr. J.C. Karnatak, learned counsel for the Applicant, and Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State. Perused the record.
5. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant has been falsely implicated in the present matter; that the alleged recovery of contraband is 434 grams, which is below commercial quantity and falls under intermediate quantity; that there is no independent witness to the alleged recovery; and that there is no cogent evidence against the Applicant.
6. Learned State Counsel opposed the Bail Application.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, at this stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the Applicant is entitled to be released on 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.
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