2025:UHC:2164 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 25th MARCH, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 171 of 2025 Vikram Verma …Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Ms. Rajni Rangwal, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Pawan Mishra, Advocate. Counsel for the State : Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Addl. Advocate General assisted by Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant-Vikram Verma seeking anticipatory bail under Sections 406, 420, 467 and Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in Case Crime No.132 of 2023, registered at Police Station Raipur, District Dehradun. 2. As per the First Information Report, co- accused Aniket Sharma had executed a registered sale- deed of the informant’s property in favour of the present applicant. 2025:UHC:2164 2 3. Heard Ms. Rajni Rangwal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Addl. Advocate General for the State. 4. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Addl. Advocate General, on instructions, submitted that late Ved Prakash Sharma was the owner of the property-in-question and the co- accused Aniket Sharma is the son of late Ved Prakash Sharma. 5. Ms. Rajni Rangwal, Advocate, contended that the co-accused Aniket Sharma was the owner of the property-in-question through gift deed, executed by late Ved Prakash Sharma. The present applicant has purchased the property-in-question from the co- accused Aniket Sharma vide registered sale-deed dated 08.07.2022. Applicant is the bona fide purchaser of the property-in-question. 6. Ms. Rajni Rangwal, Advocate, further contended that the applicant has no criminal antecedents. He is a permanent resident of District Dehradun, therefore, there is no chance of his absconding. He was granted interim bail by this Court on 25.02.2025 and the conditions of the interim bail have not been violated by him. 7. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Addl. Advocate General, has 2025:UHC:2164 3 opposed the anticipatory bail application orally. 8. 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. 9. Having heard the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, without commenting on the merits of the case, the present application, filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is allowed and order dated 25.02.2025, granting interim bail to the applicant, is made absolute. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant-Vikram Verma, 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; 2025:UHC:2164 4 (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. 10. 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. Dt: 25.03.2025 Shiv/