SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS UKHC010055082023 ABA/274/2023 Ankit Chandel And Another --Applicants Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate for the applicants. 2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, D.A.G. alongwith Mr. Vikas Uniyal, Brief Holder for the State. 3. By means of the present application, the applicants seek anticipatory bail in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 0084 of 2023, registered at Police Station Haldwani, District Nainital, for the offences punishable under Sections 341 and 392 of IPC. 4. Learned State Counsel, on instructions, submits that the investigation has been concluded and the Investigating Officer has already submitted the charge-sheet before the competent Court. 5. In reply, learned counsel for the applicants submits that this Court, vide order dated 12.04.2023, granted interim anticipatory bail to the applicants and pursuant thereto, the applicants have remained available to the Investigating Officer and has fully cooperated with the investigation. It is further submitted that the investigation now stands concluded, the charge-sheet has been filed, and no material has been brought on record to indicate that the custodial interrogation of the applicants is either necessary or required. It is, therefore, prayed that the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicants be confirmed. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the material available on record, and considering the fact that the applicants have remained protected under the interim order dated 12.04.2023, has duly cooperated with the investigation, the investigation has been completed, the charge- sheet has already been submitted before the competent Court, and there is nothing on record to suggest that the custodial interrogation of the applicants is now required, this Court is of the opinion that the interim protection granted to the applicants deserve to be confirmed. No opinion is being expressed on the merits of the case. 7. Accordingly, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicants vide order dated 12.04.2023 is made absolute. The applicants shall continue to remain on anticipatory bail on the same terms and conditions as contained in the order dated 12.04.2023, subject to compliance thereof and subject to any other condition(s), if imposed by the trial Court in accordance with law. 8. The anticipatory bail application is, accordingly, allowed. 9. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Alok Mahra J.) 28.07.2026 Ujjwal