IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2250 of 2024 Under Section 439 of CrPC / Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 Jakir @ Kalu ……Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Respondent.

Presence Mr. Abhishek Verma, learned counsel appearing through VC and Ms. Aishwarya Thapliyal , learned counsel for the Applicant Ms. Manisha Rana Singh, learned D.A.G for the State Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J ( Oral)

1. The present bail application has been filed by the applicant, Jakir alias Kalu, seeking his release in connection with Case Crime No. 572 of 2024, registered at Police Station Kotwali Laksar, District Haridwar, under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections 3(a)/4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

2. As per the First Information Report lodged on 21.06.2024, it is alleged that the applicant telephoned the minor daughter of the informant and called her on the pretext of introducing her to his mother. It is further alleged that he took her to a sawmill field and committed rape.

3. The State’s case is primarily built on the victim’s statements recorded under Sections 161 and 164 CrPC, which detail the incident, along w