IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital the 19th November, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 720 of 2008 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Vinod Kumar Joshi S/o Shri Ram Prasad Joshi …..Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No. 1001 of 2008 Under Sections: 420, 467, 468, 470, 471 I.P.C. P.S. Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. Lok Pal Singh, Advocate for the applicant, Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the State. Perused the record. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and the supplementary affidavit; there is an averment in the FIR that the present applicant has admitted before the Tehsildar, Kotdwar that he himself made signatures of Tehisildar and Sub-Divisional Officer on the revenue papers; the said fact was got verified by way of counter affidavit; and the Investigation Officer has submitted a report alleging therein the Tehsildar has informed him that no such application was given to him I deem it proper to release the applicant on bail. Let the applicant-accused be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J .) Dated 19.11.2008 LSR