2025:UHC:8874 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 08th OCTOBER, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1126 OF 2025 Waseem .....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant Government Advocate with Mr. Prabhat Kandpal, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed for anticipatory bail in First Information Report No.524 of 2025, registered at Police Station Manglaur, District Haridwar under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. 2. According to the First Information Report, on 30.07.2025, the police received a secret information that seven-eight persons are slaughtering a cow in a field. The police raided the spot. They noticed that eight persons were present on the spot. The police recovered 150 Kg. beef and one co-accused Abdul Wali was arrested on the spot. Seven persons managed to escape from the spot. The name of present applicant 1 2025:UHC:8874 came to light in the statement of arrested co-accused Abdul Wali. 3. Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent. 4. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated by the co- accused Abdul Wali. Applicant was not present on the spot. He was not involved in the said offence. He has no criminal antecedents. He is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding. Co-accused Abdul Wali has already been granted regular bail by this Court. 5. Mr. Akshay Latwal, 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, 2 2025:UHC:8874 filed for anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant-Waseem, he 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 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 made clear 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. Date: 08.10.2025 JKJ/Pant 3