Uttarakhand High Court
Ramanand vs State Of Uttarakhand on 13 March, 2026
Author: Ravindra Maithani
Bench: Ravindra Maithani
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
IA No.6 of 2026 For Second Bail Application
In
Criminal Appeal No. 515 of 2023
Ramanand ...... Appellant
Vs.
State of Uttarakhand ..... Respondent
Present:
Mr. Shivam Gulati, Advocate for the appellant.
Mr. V.S. Rawat, A.G.A. for the State.
Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)
The instant appeal has been preferred against judgment and order dated 25/27.07.2023, passed in Sessions Trial No.323 of 2010, State of Uttarakhand Vs. Ramanand, by the court of 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Haridwar. By it, the appellant has been convicted and sentenced under Section 304 IPC.
2. Heard.
3. This appeal has already been admitted.
4. List in due course for final hearing.
5. Heard on First Bail Application (IA) No.6 of 2026
6. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has already undergone more than half of the sentence imposed upon him; there are less chances of the appeal being heard in near future.
7. The fact with regard to the period of custody, which the appellant has already undergone, has not been disputed by learned State Counsel. 2
8. Having considered the period of incarceration and other attending factors, we are of the view that it is a case in which the execution of sentence should be suspended and the appellant be enlarged on bail.
9. The bail application is allowed.
10. The sentence appealed against is suspended during the pendency of the appeal.
11. The appellant be released on bail during the pendency of the appeal on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned.
(Ravindra Maithani, J.) 13.03.2026 Ravi Bisht