2025:UHC:8645 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1061 OF 2025 Smt. Anju Pant ..... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant Government Advocate assisted by Mr. Prabhat Kandpal, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application for anticipatory bail has been filed in Case Crime No.260 of 2025, registered at Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun under Sections 333, 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 3(1)(r) and Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. According to the First Information Report dated 13.07.2025, the applicant went inside the gate of the informant on 17.04.2025 and abused the informant and his family members by caste name. 3. Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent. 1 2025:UHC:8645 4. Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate, appearing for the applicant, contended that the said allegations are totally false and even if the allegations made in the F.I.R are ex- facie taken to be true and correct, no prima facie case is made out against the applicant for the alleged offences under Section 3(1)(r) and Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, because there is no allegation in the FIR that the applicant abused the informant and his family members with intend to humiliate them in a public place. 5. Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant Government Advocate, on instruction, submitted that the informant- victim has already been informed and charge sheet has been filed by the Investigating Officer. 6. Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant Government Advocate, has opposed the anticipatory bail application orally. 7. There is no representation on behalf of the informant-victim. 8. 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. 2 2025:UHC:8645 9. 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 Smt. Anju Pant, she shall be released on anticipatory bail on 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 attend the trial court regularly and she shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment; (ii) Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person, acquainted with the facts of this case. (iii) Applicant shall not leave the country without the previous permission of the trial court. 10. It is clarified that if the applicant misuses or violates any of the conditions, imposed upon her, the prosecution agency will be free to move the Court for cancellation of the anticipatory bail. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 25.09.2025 Nahid 3