Bhaskar Naithani v. State of Uttarakhand

UKHC010074992026

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

BA1/743/2026

Bhaskar Naithani --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent

Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

¶1Mr. D.K. Sharma, learned Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Naveen Singh Bisht, learned counsel for the applicant.

¶2Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned AGA for the State.

¶3Present applicant "Bhaskar Naithani, son of Dinesh Chandra Naithani" is praying for regular bail in reference to FIR dated 14.02.2026 bearing FIR No. 0058 of 2026 registered at Police Station – Kotwali Dehradun, District – Dehradun, wherein present applicant along with one Nitesh Kumar have been implicated for the offence punishable under Section 111 (3), 111 (4), 318 (2) and 61 BNS, read with Section of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and under Section 3 (5), 3 (10), 4, 8 (1), 10 (1), 11 (1) of the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment Act, 2023 and under Section 66 of the IT Act.

¶4It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and in fact, the hall where exam has been conducted, was taken on rent by the applicant on 12.02.2026, as per the rent agreement, which is enclosed as Annexure No. 1 to the supplementary affidavit. He submits that examinations were going on in the hall since

05.02.2026 and on 13.02.2026, the STF on confidential report searched the hall and arrested UKHC010074992026

the present applicant and another co accused on

13.02.2026 and since then, he is in jail and there is no material against the present applicant that present applicant was personally involved in the said offence. He further submits that the present applicant has no criminal antecedents and charge sheet has already been filed, and as such, there is no need of custodial interrogation, therefore, the applicant be released on bail.

¶5On the other side, learned State Counsel submits that after thorough investigation and collecting credible evidence, charge sheet has been filed, however, he has not disputed that applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 13.02.2026 and charge sheet has already been filed.

¶6After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that applicant has no previous criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 13.02.2026 and charge sheet has already been filed, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves for bail.

¶7Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.

¶8Let the applicant "Bhaskar Naithani, son of Dinesh Chandra Naithani", be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions: i. After being released on bail, applicant shall join the trial court proceedings on each and every date without seeking any unnecessary adjournment. ii. He shall surrender his passport, if any, in the trial court. iii. He shall not indulge in and such activities in future. iv. He shall not temper the evidence and will not influence any of the witnesses.

(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)

28.07.2026 SKS