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2026 Supreme(Online)(UK) 1744

HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
Ashish Naithani, J
VISHAL – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent
IA No.1/2026 | BA 1st No.818 of 2026



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Gaurav Singh
For the Respondents: Pratiroop Pandey, Devendra Singh

Grant of short-term bail to an accused person to enable them to appear for academic examinations, subject to the furnishing of personal bonds and sureties, and the requirement to surrender upon expiry of the granted period.

Headnote:The application was filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking short-term bail for an accused charged under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The applicant, a law student pursuing a BA. L.L.B course, requested temporary release to appear for 8th-semester examinations scheduled from 16.05.2026 to 11.06.2026, providing the examination date sheet as evidence. The court found the request justified based on the academic requirements of the applicant. The primary issue was whether the applicant should be granted short-term bail for educational purposes. The court reasoned that considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, it was inclined to grant a temporary release for a specific duration to allow the applicant to complete their examinations. Hence, the short term bail application of the Applicant is allowed.

Table of Content
1. identification of the accused and the legal basis for the bail application under the bharatiya nagarik suraksha sanhita. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. request for short-term bail based on the necessity of appearing for academic examinations. (Para 4)
3. grant of temporary bail for a specified period subject to sureties and the obligation to surrender. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)

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Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicant.

2. Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, Mr. Devendra Singh, learned AGAs, for the State of Uttarakhand.

3. In the High Court of Uttarakhand, the present case arises from Bail Application filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail for the Applicant – Vishal, who has been accused in FIR/Case Crime No.21 of 2026, dated 10.01.2026, under Sections 103 (1) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at Police Station Kotwali Haridwar, District Haridwar.

4. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant has filed the present short term bail application on the ground that Applicant is pursuing BA. L.L.B, course from South Point Law College, Village Joshi Chauhan, District Sonipat, District Haryana, and the Applicant has successfully passed 7th Semesters, and at present studying in 8th Semester and the examinations of 8th Semester is scheduled from 16.05.2026 to 11.06.2026. In this regard, the learned counsel for the Applicant has annexed the examination date sheet along with short term bail application.

5. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant the short term bail for a period of twenty four days’ to the Applicant. Hence, the short term bail application of the Applicant is allowed. The Applicant is directed to be released on bail for a period of twenty-four days from the date of his actual release, subject to the furnishing of his personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned.

6. It is rest assured, that as soon as the aforesaid time period of the short term bail expires, the Applicant would be surrendering himself before the Jail Superintendent, of the concerned jail.

7. List this matter on 15.06.2026.

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