Uttarakhand High Court
BA1/384/2026 of PANKAJ KUMAR ASHTWAL Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 22 July 2026
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UKHC010037782026 BA1/384/2026 Pankaj Kumar Ashtwal --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent
Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. The present applicant – Pankaj Kumar Ashtwal S/o Ashok Kumar, is praying for bail in a reference to FIR dated 27.08.2025 bearing FIR No.415 of 2025, Police Station Gangnahar, Roorkee, District Haridwar, which was lodged against as many as six persons, namely, Maneesh @ Bolar, Praveen Balmiki, Pankaj Kumar Astwal, Rajkumar, Ankit and Monika, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC read with Sections 111, 351 and 352 of BNS, 2023.
4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated, and the chargesheet has already been filed and the applicant is languishing in jail since 28.08.2025. He further argued that co-accused, namely, Aakash Saxena and Manish @ Bolar, have already been enlarged on bail by the coordinate Bench, though the remaining three co-accused persons, namely, Kaushal Kumar Sahay @ Sunny, Rajkumar and Ankit Kumar, have been granted interim bail by the coordinate Bench in Anticipatory Bail Applications. All the orders have been shown to this Court and the copy of which is also supplied to the learned State Counsel.
5. On the other side, learned AGA has not disputed that other two co-accused persons, namely, Aakash Saxena and Manish @ Bolar, were granted regular bail, and the other three co-accused persons, namely, Kaushal Kumar Sahay @ Sunny, Rajkumar and Ankit Kumar, have been enlarged on interim bail in Anticipatory Bail Application. He has also not disputed that the chargesheet has already been filed and the applicant is languishing in jail since 28.08.2025.
6. After hearing the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, and taking into consideration that the chargesheet has already been filed and two other co-accused has been granted regular bail and the remaining co-accused persons have been granted interim bail, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail.
7. Accordingly without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant – Pankaj Kumar Ashtwal, be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, subject to the following conditions:- “(a) The applicant after being released on bail shall join the trial court proceedings on each and every date without seeking any unnecessary adjournment.
(b) The applicant shall not indulge in any such activities in future.
(c) The applicant shall surrender his passport to the Trial Court concerned, if any.
(d) If the applicant is found to be indulged in such activities in future, the prosecution is free to move an application for cancellation of bail.” (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
22.07.2026 Nitesh/