Hina Rawat Alias Ankita Sharma Alias Nikita Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar's order with Signatures COURT'S OR JUDGE'S ORDERS

UKHC010044052026

2026:UHC:5872

UKHC010044052026 BA1/436/2026 Hina Rawat Alias Ankita Sharma Alias Nikita Singh --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

Mr. D.K. Sharma, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Digvijay Singh Bisht, Mr. Jaideep Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant.

¶2Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned AAG assisted by Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, learned Brief Holder, for the State of Uttarakhand.

¶3The present applicant – Hina Rawat @ Ankita Sharma @ Nikita Singh D/o Sri Balwant Singh, is praying for bail in reference to FIR dated 06.06.2025 bearing FIR No.0265 of 2025, at Police Station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, wherein, she has been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 308 (4), 308 (6) and 318 (4) of BNS, 2023.

¶4The affidavit in support of the bail application has been filed by pairokar, namely, Priyansh Saxena S/o Sushil Babu Saxena with this contention that since in this FIR, chargesheet has already been filed on

30.08.2025 wherein the applicant has been chargesheeted for the offences punishable under Sections 308 (4), 308 (6), 318 (4), 336 (3), 340 (2) and 337 of BNS, 2023.

¶5It is submitted by the learned senior counsel for the applicant that, in this particular case, the applicant was languishing in jail since 07.06.2025, however, on

17.06.2026, she was admitted to interim bail for a period of four weeks on the ground that her old aged mother is suffering from various ailments and her son who is 10 years old and in the family, there is no one to look after her son and aged mother. As on date, the applicant is on interim bail pursuant to the order dated 17.06.2026. He submits that there was some matrimonial dispute with her husband though no divorce took place and the allegations as alleged in the FIR are completely false. In paragraph 12 of the bail application, criminal antecedents of 9 FIR (s) has been disclosed. He further submits that since the chargesheet has been filed and therefore there is no question for further interrogation of the present applicant and the applicant being a lady be given the privilege in terms of Section 480 of BNSS, 2023.

¶6On the other side, learned Additional Advocate General Mr. G.S. Sandhu, assisted by Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, learned Brief Holder, submits that the applicant have criminal antecedents of nine cases and she is indulged in criminal activities since 2018, and not only this, she also lodged cases against other persons, which was on investigation found to be false.

¶7After hearing the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the applicant is a lady and, in this particular case, the chargesheet has already been filed and she has to look after her minor son as well as the old aged mother and earlier she was granted an interim bail and it has been apprised that she has not misused the same, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for regular bail.

¶8In such view of the matter, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed.

¶9The applicant is already on interim bail, now will remain on regular bail with the same sureties, on which, she was released on interim bail. There is no need to furnish fresh bail bonds and sureties. The grant of regular bail is subject to the following conditions:- "(a) The applicant after being released on bail will not be indulge in the activities which she is doing since 2018 and should focus on the career of her minor child.

(b) The applicant after being released will not make any attempt to implicate falsely any other person.

(c) The applicant will not make any attempt to contact with the victim and the family members and will not give any threatening in terms of extortion. If there is breach of any of the conditions, as aforesaid, the prosecution is directed to immediately apprise to this Court and move an application for cancellation of bail." (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)

15.07.2026 Nitesh/