Uttarakhand High Court
Ukhc010108832023 vs State Of Uttarakhand on 27 July, 2026
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ABA/541/2023
Tasleem Khan and Others
--Applicants
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand
--Respondent
Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J.
Ms. Urmila, learned counsel
holding brief of Ms. Prabha Naithani,
learned counsel for the applicants.
Mr. R.K. Joshi, learned A.G.A. for
the State of Uttarakhand.
2. By means of the present
application, the applicants seek grant of
anticipatory bail in connection with Case
Crime No. 182 of 2023, registered at
Police Station Banbhulpura, District
Nainital, for the offences punishable
under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 354,
354-B, 395 and 504 of the Indian Penal
Code, 1860.
3. Learned counsel for the applicants
submits that the applicants are innocent
and have been falsely implicated in the
present case. It is submitted that a
Coordinate Bench of this Court, vide
order dated 13.07.2023, granted interim
anticipatory bail to the applicants and,
in compliance with the conditions
stipulated therein, they have duly
cooperated with the investigation as and
when called upon by the Investigating
Officer. It is further submitted that the
investigation has since been concluded
and the charge-sheet has already been
filed before the competent Court.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants
further submits that no material has
been brought on record by the
prosecution to demonstrate that the
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custodial interrogation of the applicants
is either necessary or warranted at this
stage. It is, therefore, prayed that the
interim anticipatory bail granted to the
applicants be confirmed and made
absolute.
5. Learned State Counsel has no
objection to the aforesaid prayer.
6. Having heard learned counsel for
the parties, perused the material
available on record, and considered the
rival submissions, this Court finds that
the applicants have remained protected
by virtue of the interim order dated
13.07.2023 and have duly complied with
the conditions incorporated therein by
extending full cooperation during the
course of the investigation. The
investigation has culminated in the
submission of the charge-sheet before
the competent Court. No material has
been placed before this Court to indicate
that the applicants have misused the
liberty granted to them or have failed to
cooperate with the investigating agency.
It is also not the case of the prosecution
that the custodial interrogation of the
applicants is required at this stage.
Having regard to the nature of the
allegations, the stage of the proceedings,
the conduct of the applicants during the
period of interim protection, and the
facts and circumstances of the case, and
without expressing any opinion on the
merits of the prosecution case, this
Court is of the considered opinion that
the applicants have made out a fit case
for confirmation of the interim
anticipatory bail granted earlier.
7. Consequently, the interim
anticipatory bail granted to the
applicants vide order dated 13.07.2023
is hereby confirmed and made absolute.
The applicants shall remain on
anticipatory bail on the same terms and
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conditions as contained in the aforesaid
order and shall continue to cooperate
with the trial proceedings. It shall also
be open to the learned trial Court to
impose such further conditions, if
considered necessary, in accordance
with law.
8. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail
Application stands allowed.
(Alok Mahra, J.)
27-07-2026
SB
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Date: 2026.07.27 18:29:56 +05’30’
