2025:UHC:8057 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 11th SEPTEMBER, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1034 of 2025 Shahnoor alias Shahroon …Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Tumul Nainwal, Assistant Government Advocate with Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed for anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 827 of 2025, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar under Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. 2. As per the First Information Report dated 15.08.2025, the police party raided the spot on a secret information and recovered 15 kg. beef and two motorcycles from the spot. One co-accused Zakir was arrested. He told the police that he had received the recovered beef from Shahroon (applicant), Malinga and Don. 3. Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent. 1 2025:UHC:8057 4. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, has submitted that the applicant is an innocent person. He has been falsely implicated by the arrested accused Zakir. He was not involved in the alleged offence. He is not a convicted person. He is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding, and, Malinga alias Nadeem, the co- accused of similar role, has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 952 of 2025. 5. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, Assistant Government Advocate, has opposed the anticipatory bail application orally. 6. Personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative according to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 7. Having heard the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the present Application, filed for anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant Shahnoor alias Shahroon, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on 2 2025:UHC:8057 executing a personal bond of Rs. 30,000/ - and two reliable sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the following conditions: - (i) Applicant shall cooperate with the Investigating Agency and he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) If the charge-sheet is filed, the applicant shall attend the trial court regularly and he shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment; (iii) Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person, acquainted with the facts of this case; (iv) Applicant shall not leave the country without the previous permission of the trial court. 8. It is clarified that if the applicant misuses or violates any of the conditions, imposed upon him, the prosecution agency will be free to move the Court for cancellation of the anticipatory bail. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt: 11.09.2025 Shiv/ 3