HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Anticipatory Bail Application No.125 of 2025 Farman and others …..….....Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent Present:- Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate for the applicants appeared through video conferencing. Mr. S.C. Dumka, AGA for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) The applicants Farman, Sameer and Saheed seek anticipatory bail in FIR No.26 of 2025, dated 29.01.2025, under Sections 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 29.01.2025, police recovered beef and other articles from a place, but the applicants and the co-accused managed to escape. 4. It is argued that nothing was recovered from the possessions of the applicants; they have been falsely implicated. 2 5. Learned State counsel would submit that no separate objection is required to be filed, as such. The anticipatory bail application may be decided based on the material available on record. He would submit that the applicants managed to escape. 6. Having considered, this Court is of the view that this is a case, in which, the applicants 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 applicants shall be enlarged on bail on their furnishing a personal bond with two sureties, each in the like amount, by each one of them, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer (“the AO”) concerned. In addition to it, the applicants shall also comply with the following conditions:- (i) The applicants shall not approach any witness in any manner, whatsoever. (ii) They shall cooperate with the investigation. (iii) The applicants shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned court. 3 (iv) The applicants shall deposit their passports with the AO. The passports may only be returned by the order of the court concerned. If any of the applicants does not have passport, he shall give an undertaking to that effect to the AO. (v) The applicants shall also give an undertaking on (i), (ii) & (iii) above. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 12.02.2025 Sanjay