NAINITAL, India, Jan. 16 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 2:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA
02nd January 2026
SECOND ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 42 of 2025
Sushil Kumar Ghod
Applicant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand
Respondent
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr. Gaurav Panwar, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Prabha Naithani, Advocate
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, Assistant Government Advocate
Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.
This application has been filed by the applicant, Sushil Kumar Ghod, for anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 20 of 2025, registered at Police Station Rajpur, District Dehradun under Sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The First Anticipatory Bail Application (No. 196 of 2025) was dismissed on 18.07.2025 for want of prosecution.
Heard Mr. Gaurav Panwar, learned counsel for the applicant, and Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent.
Mr. Gaurav Panwar, Advocate, submitted that due to miscommunication, the counsel for the applicant could not appear on 18.07.2025.
According to the First Information Report, the applicant executed a forged registered sale-deed in favor of the co-accused Surya Prakash Soni on 23.03.2024.
Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submitted that the owner of the property in question was late Arvind Kumar Ghod and the present applicant is his son. The applicant was the sole owner of the property in question. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. He is a permanent resident of District Haridwar; therefore, there is no possibility of his absconding. He was granted interim bail on 08.10.2025 and the conditions of the interim bail have not been violated by him.
Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, Assistant Government Advocate, has opposed the anticipatory bail application orally.
Personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is a very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative according to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case.
The rest of the judgement can viewed here:
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x1uzkV5eSNOfNLN3Y1V4lKm%2Bw9iSU8jTAZXuyFgGVt%2F4&caseno=SABA/42/2025&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010145162025&state_code=15&appFlag=
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