Uttarakhand High Court
BA1/2358/2025 of SANGEETA DEVI Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 22 July 2026
Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS UKHC010193982025 2026:UHC:6223 UKHC010193982025 BA1/2358/2025 Sangeeta Devi --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Rakesh
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2026:UHC:6223
UKHC010193982025 BA1/2358/2025 Sangeeta Devi --Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
Mr. Mukesh Singh Rawat, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. The present applicant – Sangeeta Devi W/o late Vikram Singh Negi, is praying for bail in a reference to FIR dated 22.05.2025 bearing FIR No.17 of 2025, Police Station Ghat, District Chamoli, lodged by Jeth of the applicant implicating her for the offences punishable under Sections 91 and 94 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 applicant married with one Vikram Singh Negi, the brother of the complainant, but unfortunately he died on 28.04.2014, and from this marriage, three female child were born and there is no one to look after them. He submits that the informant in fact after the death of his brother was seriously biased against the applicant and with malafide intent lodged the FIR. He submits that the present applicant is languishing in jail since 22.05.2025, and the chargesheet has already been filed and taking into consideration that the applicant is widow and the mother of three minor daughters, the applicant be released on bail by giving the benefit of privilege in terms of Section 480 of BNSS, 2023.
5. On the other side, learned AGA have not disputed that the chargesheet has already been filed and the applicant is languishing in jail since 22.05.2025, and have no criminal antecedents.
6. After hearing the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, and taking into consideration that the chargesheet has already been filed and the applicant is languishing in jail since 22.05.2025, and she is a widow having three minor daughters, 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 – Sangeeta Devi, be released on bail, on her executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
22.07.2026 Nitesh/