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2024 DIGILAW 569 (UTT)

Harish Kumar v. State of Uttarakhand

2024-08-27

RAVINDRA MAITHANI

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JUDGMENT : Ravindra Maithani, J. Since all the bail applications arise from the same FIR, they are heard together and are being decided by this common order. 2. Applicants Harish Kumar, Narendra Kumar and Arshdeep are in judicial custody in Case Crime No.194 of 2024, under Section 143 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, Police Station- Transit Camp, District- Udham Singh Nagar. They have sought their release on bail. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. According to the FIR, police raided a premises on 21.07.2024, which was used as a brothel and the applicants were customer there. 5. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that no offence is made out against the applicants; the applicants were not running any brothel; the applicants were surviving on the income from the prostitution. 6. Learned State Counsel would submit that when raid was conducted, the applicants were apprehended as customers. 7. Having considered, this Court is of the view that it is a case fit for bail and the applicants deserve to be enlarged on bail. 8. The bail applications are allowed. 9. Let the applicants be released on bail, on their executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, by each one of them, to the satisfaction of the court concerned.