SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or d ir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS SABA 12 of 2026 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Chandramauli Shah, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Ms. Sweta Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3 The present applicant Praveen Kumar is praying for anticipatory bail in reference to FIR dated 28.04.2026, bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 133 of 2026 registered at P.S. Vikas Nagar, District Dehradun. 4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the incident is of the year 2019 when he was elected as a Gram Pradhan and after passing the resolution, permission was granted to cut the trees. 5. Ms. Sweta Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State on instructions apprise to this Court that after lodging of the FIR the contractor already deposited the entire amount. 6. The applicant is not praying for quashing of the FIR he is simply praying for anticipatory bail. 7. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the entire amount has already been deposited by the contractor and permission was granted to cut the trees after passing the resolutions, this court is of the view that the present applicant deserves for anticipatory bail. 8. In such view of the matter anticipatory bail application is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest the applicant be released on anticipatory bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the I.O. concerned. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 18.05.2026 Parul