HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Anticipatory Bail Application No. 119 of 2025 Khaleel alias Khaleela ….....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent Present:- Mr. Gaurav Pawar, Advocate for the applicant. Ms. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) The applicant seeks anticipatory bail in FIR No.10 of 2025, dated 18.01.2025, under Sections 3/5/11(1) of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Police Station Pulbhatta, District Udham Singh Nagar. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 18.01.2025, police recovered beef and other articles from a place, but the applicant managed to escape from the place of incident. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case; merely based on the statement of the co- accused, he has been implicated in the case. 5. Learned State counsel would submit that no separate objection is required to be filed, as such. The 2 anticipatory bail application may be decided based on the material available on record. She would submit that the applicant managed to escape from the place of incident. 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 his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer (“the AO”) 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) He shall cooperate with the investigation. (iii) The applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned court. (iv) The applicant shall deposit his passport with the AO. The passport may only be returned by the order of the court concerned. If the 3 applicant does not have passport, he shall give an undertaking to that effect to the AO. (v) The applicant shall also give an undertaking on (i), (ii) & (iii) above. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 12.02.2025 Sanjay