NAINITAL, India, Jan. 22 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 3:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

03RD JANUARY, 2026

FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1313 OF 2025

Akash Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant: Mrs. Neelima Mishra, Advocate (through video conferencing)

Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, Assistant Government Advocate

Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.

The applicant, Akash, is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Sections 65(1) and 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 5 read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, in Case Crime ...