Uttarakhand High Court
Ukhc010120432026 vs State Of Uttarakhand on 21 July, 2026
UKHC010120432026
2026:UHC:6108
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ABA/285/2026
Sarthak Verma
--Applicant
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand
--Respondent
Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J.
Mr. Pawan Mishra, Advocate for the
applicant.
Mrs. Pushpa Bhatt, Additional
Advocate General for the State of
Uttarakhand.
Mr. Rishab Ranghar, Advocate for
the complainant.
2. The applicant has preferred the
present anticipatory bail application
apprehending arrest in connection with
F.I.R./Case Crime No.178 of 2021
(Criminal Case No.3017 of 2022),
registered under Sections 504, 506, 420,
375(4), 376, 493, 495 and 496 of the
Indian Penal Code, registered at Police
Station Basant Vihar, District Dehradun.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant
submits that the impugned F.I.R. was
lodged against the applicant and, after
completion of investigation, a charge sheet
has already been filed against him for the
aforesaid offences. It is further submitted
that the applicant had earlier challenged
the criminal proceedings by filing Criminal
Misc. Application under Section 482
Cr.P.C. No.1481 of 2022, which came to
be dismissed by a Coordinate Bench of
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this Court vide order dated 09.09.2025.
4. Having considered the submissions
advanced by learned counsel for the
applicant and upon perusal of the
material available on record, this Court
finds that the investigation has already
culminated in filing of the charge sheet
and the criminal proceedings are pending
before the competent Court. The applicant
had earlier availed the remedy under
Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of the
proceedings, which has already been
declined by a Coordinate Bench of this
Court. The present application does not
disclose any subsequent change in
circumstances or any exceptional ground
warranting exercise of the extraordinary
discretionary jurisdiction under Section
482 of B.N.S.S., 2023. Mere apprehension
of arrest, after rejection of the challenge to
the criminal proceedings, cannot by itself
be a ground to grant anticipatory bail,
particularly when the applicant is required
to appear before the trial Court and seek
regular bail in accordance with law.
5. In the facts and circumstances of the
case, and considering the nature and
gravity of the allegations as well as the
stage of the proceedings, this Court is not
inclined to exercise its discretionary
jurisdiction in favour of the applicant.
6. Accordingly, the Anticipatory bail
Application is dismissed.
(Alok Mahra, J.)
21.07.2026
Arpan
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Date: 2026.07.21 17:05:36 +05’30’
