2025:UHC:4005 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 16TH MAY, 2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 511 of 2025 Vasim ……Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate (through video conferencing) Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Addl. Advocate General assisted by Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application has been filed by the applicant-Vasim seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.139 of 2025, registered at Police Station Kaliyar Sharif, District Haridwar under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Section 3 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the First Information Report dated 13.05.2025, an information was received by the Station House Officer from Sub-Inspector Pushkar Singh that some persons, after slaughtering the cow and after firing on the police party, ran away towards field/forest. 1 2025:UHC:4005 The Station House Officer reached the spot and recovered 200 Kg. beef and other articles. The police party searched the said persons. Again, they opened fire on the police party. One co-accused Naushad was arrested and one country made pistol was recovered. Co-accused Naushad told the police that Vasim (present applicant) was also present who fled from the spot. 3. Heard Mr. Rajveer Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Addl. Advocate General for the respondent. 4. Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate, contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated by the co- accused Naushad. Applicant was not present on the spot. Nothing was recovered from his possession. He is not a convicted person. He is a permanent resident of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding. 5. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Addl. Advocate General 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:4005 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, the present Application, filed for anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant-Vasim, 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; (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. 8. It is clarified 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: 16.05.2025 JKJ/Pant 3