Rajesh Dodi And Another … vs State Of Uttarakhand on 27 August, 2025

Uttarakhand High Court

Rajesh Dodi And Another … vs State Of Uttarakhand on 27 August, 2025

Author: Alok Kumar Verma

Bench: Alok Kumar Verma

                                                      2025:UHC:7577



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

                      27th AUGUST, 2025
     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.953 of 2025

Rajesh Dodi and Another                           .....Applicants

                             Versus

State of Uttarakhand                              .....Respondent

Counsel for the Applicants         :     Mr. Lalit Sharma,
                                         Advocate.
Counsel for the Respondent         :     Mr. Tumul Nainwal,
                                         Assistant Government
                                         Advocate assisted by
                                         Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal,
                                         Brief Holder.


Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

This Application has been filed by the

applicant Rajesh Dodi, aged about 55 years, and the

applicant Inder Chandok, aged about 63 years, for

anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.73 of 2025,

registered at Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun

under Sections 420, 120B, 504 and Section 506 of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. According to the First Information Report

dated 25.02.2025, the informant is the daughter of

Late Kamla Bobal. Amit Bobal, her real brother, has

died. Co-accused Dimple is the wife of Late Amit Bobal.

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Informant is the owner of the properties of Late Kamla

Bobal. A fake agreement to sell of Amit Bobal was

prepared. The said agreement regarding the properties

of the informant has been shown in favour of Rajesh

Dodi (applicant no.1). Inder Chandok, the applicant

no.2 and co-accused Dimple are witnesses to the said

agreement.

3. Heard Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for

the applicants and Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant

Government Advocate for respondent.

4. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate, contended that

Amit Bobal was the owner of the property-in-question.

He executed an agreement to sell with possession in

favour of the applicant no.1 on 12.06.2022. The said

agreement was duly registered before the Sub-

Registrar, Dehradun. The applicant paid Rs.7,00,000/-

(Rupees Seven Lakh) in advance in the form of cheque

and cash and the remaining amount i.e. Rs.22,77,500/-

(Rupees Twenty Two Lakh Seventy Seven Thousand

Five Hundred) was agreed to be paid on the date of

registry of sale-deed. Applicant no.1 filed an Original

Suit (O.S. No.448 of 2023) against Amit Bobal for

specific performance. The informant had moved an

application in the said original suit under Order I Rule

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10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The said

Application was dismissed. The said Suit was decreed

on 31.01.2025. The disputes between the parties are

civil in nature.

5. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate, further submitted

that the applicants have no criminal antecedents. They

are permanent residents of District Dehradun,

therefore, there is no possibility of their absconding.

6. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant

Government Advocate, on instruction, 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.

8. Having heard the submissions of learned

counsel for the parties and keeping in view of the facts

and circumstances of the case, without commenting on

the merits of the case, the present Application, filed for

anticipatory bail, is allowed. It is directed that in the

event of arrest of the applicants Rajesh Dodi and Inder

Chandok, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on

executing a personal bond of Rs. 30,000/- and two

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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.

9. It is made clear 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.

___________________
ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.

Dt:27.08.2025
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Date: 2025.08.27 19:29:58 +05’30’

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