HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1140 of 2024 Ayushi Goyal ` ...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….Respondent Present:- Mr. Vikas Bahuguna, Advocate for the applicant, through video conferencing. Ms. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) Applicant seeks anticipatory bail in FIR No.0022 of 2024, under Section 420 IPC, Section 3/21 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 and Section 3 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 2005, Police Station Dharasu, District Uttarkashi. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, the applicant and the co- accused opened a Janvridhi Pariwar Nidhi Lmt. within District Uttarkashi. The informant and others were appointed as agents. Money was deposited. Till 2023, the company was running smoothly, but thereafter, the company stopped giving returns. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that applicant has been falsely implicated in the case; she had stopped working in the company, when it was shifted to Dehradun; the applicant did not receive any money; she has 2 been granted ad interim anticipatory bail. Now, chargesheet has been filed. 5. Learned State Counsel admits that no money was deposited in the account of the applicant. 6. Having considered, this Court is of the view that this is a case, in which the applicant should be granted anticipatory bail. The instant anticipatory bail application deserves to be allowed. 7. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 8. In the eventuality of arrest, the applicant shall be enlarged on bail on her furnishing a personal bond with two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. In addition to it, the applicant shall also comply with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall not approach any witness in any manner, whatsoever. (ii) The applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the court concerned. (iii) The applicant shall deposit her passport with the court concerned. The passport may only be returned by the order of the court concerned. In case the applicant does not have passport, she shall give an undertaking to that effect to the court concerned. (iv) The applicant shall also give an undertaking on (i), & (ii) above. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 06.05.2025 Ravi Bisht