Dimpal Pal v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC6 Jul 2026BA1/1706/2025

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What is this about?

Dimpal Pal v. State of Uttarakhand; BA1/1706/2025; Uttarakhand High Court; Rakesh Thapliyal J.; 06.07.2026; NDPS Act bail; Section 37 twin conditions fulfilled; Section 8/20 NDPS Act; commercial quantity charas; Rule 8 of 2022 Rules inventory certification; Magistrate seen endorsement; prolonged incarceration; no criminal antecedents; personal bond two sureties; FIR No.0630 of 2024 P.S. SIDCUL Haridwar; bail allowed without opinion on merits.

What did the court decide?

Applicant Dimpal Pal to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ¶¶6 (order para 8)

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What the court decided

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Outcome

Applicant Dimpal Pal to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, implicated under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act in FIR No.0630 of 2024 (P.S. SIDCUL, District Haridwar) for recovery of charas admittedly of commercial quantity — engaging the twin conditions of Section 37 NDPS Act — is entitled to bail. +1 more

¶¶3 (order para 4)

Court's answer

Taking into consideration that the applicant is languishing in jail since 03.12.2024 and is in prolonged incarceration of more than two and a half years, has no criminal antecedents, and that the twin conditions stipulated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are fulfilled, the Court held that the applicant deserves bail.

¶¶6 (order para 6)

Ratio / Principle

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the bail application was allowed and the applicant was directed to be released on bail on executing a personal bond with two reliable sureties of the like amount.

¶¶6 (order para 7)

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — NDPS Act (Uttarakhand High Court, Rakesh Thapliyal, J., BA1/1706/2025, order dated 06.07.2026). Applicant booked in FIR No.0630 of 2024, P.S. SIDCUL, District Haridwar, dated 03.12.2024, under Section 8/20 NDPS Act for recovery of charas admittedly of commercial quantity, attracting the twin conditions of Section 37 NDPS Act. Held: the twin conditions stood fulfilled; the applicant had been in jail since 03.12.2024 (described in the order as prolonged incarceration of more than two and a half years) and had no criminal antecedents; the plea that the inventory was not certified per Rule 8 of the 2022 Rules was pressed as a bail consideration, with learned AGA submitting the Magistrate's 'seen' endorsement was not fatal. Bail application allowed without expressing any opinion on merits; release directed on personal bond with two reliable sureties of the like amount. No precedent cited.

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS BA1/1706/2025 Dimpal Pal --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. Mr. Mehboob Rahi, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. B.C. Joshi, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present applicant-Dimpal Pal, S/o Kadam Singh praying for bail in reference to a first information report dated 03.12.2024 bearing FIR No.0630 of 2024 P.S. SIDCUL, District Haridwar wherein he has been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 8/20 of NDPS Act. 4. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated; he is languishing in jail since 03.12.2024. He submits that the applicant have no previous criminal antecedents and in addition to this, he submits that the alleged contraband_charas,_ which is shown to be recovered, admittedly, is commercial one and Section 37 of the NDPS Act will come into the way, which requires fulfillment of twin conditions. He submits that firstly, the applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and if he is enlarged on bail there is no such possibility that he will repeat the same. He further submits that though the inventory was prepared but the same was not certified in

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the manner as provided under Rule 8 of 2022
Rules and thirdly he submits that the
applicant is already in prolonged
incarceration since last more than two and
half years he is languishing in jail since 03.12.2024.
5. On the other hand, Mr. B.C. Joshi,
learned AGA submits that though the
certification of Magistrate by putting “seen”
in the inventory is not fatal and subject matter of trial but may be considered for bail and he has also not disputed that the present
applicant is languishing in jail since 03.12.2024 and has no criminal antecedents.
6. After hearing the rival submission of
learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the present applicant is languishing in jail since 03.12.2024 and is in prolonged incarceration of more than two and half years; have no criminal antecedents
and twin conditions as stipulated under
Section 37 of NDPS Act are fulfilled, this
Court is of the view that the applicant
deserves for bail.
7. Accordingly, without expressing any
opinion on the merit of the case, the bail
application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant-Dimpal Pal be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and
furnishing two reliable sureties of the like
amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 06.07.2026 Arti

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