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2025 DAILYLAW 11386 (UTT)

FIRDOSH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

ABA/1068/2025 · 2025-09-18

Alok Kumar Verma

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2025:UHC:8342 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1068 of 2025 Firdosh .....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed by the applicant for anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.61 of 2025, registered at Kotwali Roorkee, District Haridwar under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. 2. As per the First Information Report dated 19.02.2025, the police party raided the spot. They recovered 50 kg beef and one scooter from the spot. One co-accused Suleman was arrested on the spot. He told the police that co-accused Aadil and the present applicant, his wife, were also involved in the said offence. 1 2025:UHC:8342 3. Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the respondent. 4. Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate, submitted that the applicant is an innocent lady. She has been falsely implicated in the present matter. Nothing was recovered from her possession. She is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, and, Aadil, the co-accused of similar role, has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Anticipatory Bail Application No.267 of 2025. 5. Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder, 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, without commenting on the merits of the case, the present Application, filed for anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant Firdosh, she shall be 2 2025:UHC:8342 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 cooperate with the Investigating Agency and she shall make herself 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 she 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 made clear 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. Dt:18.09.2025 Neha 3 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b0 8b2d0e018b01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F32DE6B A960BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.09.18 19:20:20 +05'30'