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2025 DAILYLAW 579 (UTT)

RASHMEEN KAUR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

ABA/385/2025 · 2026-07-17

Alok Mahra

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UKHC010051262025 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS ABA/385/2025 Rashmeen Kaur --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Gaurav Kandpal proxy counsel for Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned A.G.A. along with Mr. Pramod Tiwari, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. By means of the present application, the applicant seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Case Crime No. 0075 of 2025 dated 27.02.2025, registered at Police Station Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar, for the offences punishable under Section 108 of the B.N.S. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that, according to the First Information Report, the son of the informant, along with his wife (the present applicant) and daughter, had gone to his in-laws' house on 02.10.2024. It is alleged that while the deceased returned, the applicant did not accompany him. It is further alleged that on 21.02.2025, being distressed on account of the alleged harassment by his wife, father-in-law and mother-in-law, the deceased consumed pesticide and, during the UKHC010051262025 course of treatment, succumbed to the same. 5. Learned State Counsel, on instructions, submits that the investigation has been concluded and the Investigating Officer has already submitted the charge-sheet before the competent Court. 6. In reply, learned counsel for the applicant submits that this Court, vide interim order dated 17.04.2025, granted interim anticipatory bail to the applicant and pursuant thereto, the applicant has remained available to the Investigating Officer and has fully cooperated with the investigation. It is further submitted that the investigation now stands concluded, the charge- sheet has been filed, and no material has been brought on record to indicate that the custodial interrogation of the applicant is either necessary or required. It is, therefore, prayed that the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant be confirmed. 7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the material available on record, and considering the fact that the applicant has remained protected under the interim order dated 17.04.2025, has duly cooperated with the investigation, the investigation has been completed, the charge-sheet has already been submitted before the competent Court, and there is nothing on record to suggest that the custodial interrogation of the applicant is now required, this Court is of the opinion that the interim protection granted to the applicant UKHC010051262025 deserves to be confirmed. No opinion is being expressed on the merits of the case. 8. Accordingly, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant vide order dated 17.04.2025 is made absolute. The applicant shall continue to remain on anticipatory bail on the same terms and conditions as contained in the order dated 17.04.2025, subject to compliance thereof and subject to any other condition(s), if imposed by the trial Court in accordance with law. 9. The anticipatory bail application is, accordingly, allowed. 10. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Alok Mahra, J.) 17-07-2026 mamta MA MTA RANI Digitally signed by MAMTA RANI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6a812005bebfcf46 f244f3e584af1449e430ef90 0bf09a6d67ebbd64267132 9b, postalCode=263001, st=Uttarakhand, serialNumber=5de1751a4f1 d9cabfd54852c9e68911ca8 b66dd26690a191648ab5d8 dd004ef0, cn=MAMTA RANI Date: 2026.07.18 12:03:19 +05'30'