HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1026 of 2023 Najiya ...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….Respondent Present:- Mr. Mani Kumar, Advocate for the applicant. Ms. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) Applicant seeks anticipatory bail in FIR No.173 of 2023, under Sections 420 and 406 IPC, Police Station Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, by impersonation of Badri Vishal, a property was sold by the named accused and others. The applicant is an Advocate, who also executed the sale deed. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has been granted ad-interim protection; other advocates, who had executed another sale deed, are on bail; no money was received in the account of the applicant; the applicant, being Advocate, had merely discharged her duties; chargesheet has already been filed in the matter. 5. These factual aspects have not been denied by learned State Counsel. 2 7. 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. 8. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 9. 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.) 06.08.2025 Ravi Bisht