Regular bail application in a murder FIR where the applicant was chargesheeted along with sections on criminal conspiracy and Arms Act offences. Considering the filed chargesheet, prolonged custody since 21.02.2025, and bail already granted to co-accused Sanjay Saini, the court allowed bail without expressing any opinion on merit.
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Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures |
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| BA1 No. 1758 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Kushagra Saini, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Joshi, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The present applicant ‘Vikas Kumar @ Vikki’ S/o Late Shri Mangeram is praying for bail in reference to First Information Report dated 20.02.2025 bearing FIR No. 0160 of 2025 P.S. Manglaur, District Haridwar, which infact was lodged against unknown person for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of BNS, 2023. During investigation the applicant was found to be involved and now chargesheeted for the offence punishable under Section 3(5), 61(2), 103(1) of BNS, 2023 r/w Section 25 (1-B) (B) of Arms Act. 4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and is languishing in jail since 21.02.2025 and the chargesheet has already been filed on 13.05.2025 and the trial has been commenced. 5. He further submits that the co-accused Sanjay Saini has already been granted bail by this court. He also submits that infact the deceased was an accused on the charge of murder of son of the co-accused Sanjay Saini. So far as the history part is concerned, he submits that in three criminal cases he has been implicated but in all the cases he has been acquitted. 6. On the other side, learned A.G.A. have not disputed this fact that the chargesheet has already been filed and there is no need of further interrogation of the present applicant and the co-accused Sanjay Saini has already been granted bail. 7. After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the chargesheet has already been filed and the applicant is languishing in jail since 21.02.2025 and furthermore the co-accused has already been enlarged on bail, this court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail. |
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Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merit of the case the bail application is allowed. |
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Let the applicant ‘Vikas Kumar @ Vikki’ be ased on bail on furnishing his personal bond and reliable sureties each of the like amount to the faction of the court concerned. |
PR |
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 11.02.2026 |
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant, chargesheeted for murder under S. 103(1) BNS 2023 and in custody since 21.02.2025 with a co-accused already bailed, deserves regular bail.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Vikas Kumar @ Vikki
State
Rakesh Thapliyal
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