1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 18th day of September, 2009 Bail Application No. 935 of 2009 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Iqbal Nath S/o Devi Nath 2. Balak Nath s/o Nizam Nath 3. Santosh W/o Sakura Nath, Devi Nath 4. Sulochana W/o Sanjay Nath 5. Jammi Nath S/o Jalla Nath All R/o Bhaniyawala, Sapera Basti, P.S. Doiwala, District Dehradun. ………… Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 422 of 2009 Under Sections: 3, 39, 50, 51 of Wildlife Protection Act Police Station: Kotwali Haridwar District: Haridwar. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mrs. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate present for the applicants. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder present for the respondent State. Applicants Iqbal Nath, Balak Nath, Santosh, Sulochana and Jammi Nath, who are in jail in connection with Crime No. 422 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Section 3, 39, 50, 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, P.S. Kotwali Haridwar, District Haridwar, have sought their release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicants are poor snake charmers. Each one of them found to 2 have been in possession of one snake, except Iqbal Nath who is found to have been in possession of two snakes . Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicants deserve bail. Let the applicants Iqbal Nath, Balak Nath, Santosh, Sulochana and Jammi Nath be released on bail, on executing a personal bond by each one of them and furnishing two sureties for each one of them, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar. [ (Prafulla.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 18.09.2009 H.Negi 3