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or proceedings

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Date or directions COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS

SL.

and Registrar’s 2026:UHC:3990

No.

order with

Signatures

BA1 No.846 of 2026

Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J.

Ms. Ananya Jai and Mr. Akshay Joshi,

learned counsel for the Applicant.

2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy

Advocate General assisted by Mr. Vikas Uniyal,

learned Brief Holder for the State.

3. Present bail application is moved by the

applicant, who is in judicial custody in

connection with FIR No.11 of 2023 under

Section 2/3 of The Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and

Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, P.S.

Kotwali Pithoragarh.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits

that it is a case of parity as all the co-accused

persons have already been released on bail by

the trial court. He submits that present applicant

is also entitled to be released on bail on the

ground of parity.

5. Learned State Counsel however refutes to

the said submission and countered with the

submission that the present applicant is the main

accused.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the

parties and considering the overall facts and

circumstances of the case, this Court is of the

view that applicant is entitled to be released on

bail.

7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. Let

the applicant-Jagdish Chandra Punetha be

released on bail on his executing a personal

bond and two reliable sureties of the like amount

to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

8. Pending application, if any, stands

disposed of.

(Ashish Naithani, J.)

21.05.2026

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