2025:UHC:4043 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 16TH MAY, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.510 of 2025 Suleman and Another ..…Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicants : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate. Counsel for the State : Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application has been filed by the applicants seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.456 of 2025, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar under Section 3, Section 6 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 and Section 3 read with Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. 2. According to the First Information Report dated 26.04.2025, the police party arrested the co- accused Gulsher alias Kale, whereas three persons 1 2025:UHC:4043 managed to escape from the spot. The police party recovered one live cow and other articles from the spot. The name of the present applicant has come to light in the statements of the arrested accused. 3. Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, learned counsel for applicants and Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Additional Advocate General for State. 4. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, contended that the applicants have been falsely implicated by co- accused Gulsher alias Kale. They were not present on the spot. Nothing was recovered from their possession. Applicants do not have any criminal antecedents. They are permanent residents of District Haridwar. Therefore, there is no possibility of their absconding, and, the co-accused Gulsher alias Kale has been granted bail by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Laksar, District Haridwar. 5. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Additional Advocate General, on instructions, has opposed the anticipatory bail application orally. 6. Personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes 2 2025:UHC:4043 imperative according to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 7. 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 for anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants Suleman and Shahbas, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on executing a personal bond of Rs. 30,000/- and two reliable sureties, each of the like amount, by each one of them, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the following conditions:- (i) Applicants shall cooperate with the Investigating Agency and they shall make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) If the charge-sheet is filed, the applicants shall attend the trial court regularly and they shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment; (iii) Applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person, acquainted with the facts of this case; (iv) Applicants shall not leave the country without the previous permission of the trial court. 8. It is made clear that if the applicants misuse or violate any of the conditions, imposed upon them, 3 2025:UHC:4043 the prosecution agency will be free to move the Court for cancellation of the anticipatory bail. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt:16.05.2025 Neha 4 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b08b2d0e018b01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F32DE6BA960BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.05.16 17:57:58 +05'30'