Ikrar v. State of Uttarakhand

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

4TH NOVEMBER, 2025

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1200 of 2025

Ikrar and Others

…Applicants

Versus

State of Uttarakhand

…Respondent

Counsel for the Applicants : Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate.

Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant

Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

This Application has been filed for anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 374 of 2025, registered at Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007.

2.

Learned Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Roorkee, District Haridwar dismissed the Anticipatory Bail Application of the applicant on 30.10.2025.

3.

According to the First Information Report dated 23.10.2025, the police received a secret information on 22.10.2025 that Ikrar, Usman, Raees (applicants) and Rijwan are slaughtering a cow and a bull. The police raided the spot and recovered 100 kg.

beef and other articles. The informer, seeing the persons present at the spot, told the police that they are Ikrar, Usman, Raees (applicants) and Rijwan. The said persons managed to escape from the spot.

4.

Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent.

5.

Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate, has submitted that the applicants have been falsely implicated by the police. They were not present on the spot. The alleged beef was not recovered from their possession. Applicants have no criminal history. They are permanent residents of District Haridwar, therefore, there is no possibility of their absconding.

6.

Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant Government Advocate, has opposed the anticipatory bail application orally.

7.

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.

¶8Having 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 applicants Ikrar, Usman and Raees, 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.

¶9It is clarified that if the applicants misuse or violate any of the conditions, imposed upon them, the prosecution agency will be free to move the Court for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

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ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.

Dt: 04.11.2025 Shiv/