IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital : the 16th day of June, 2008 First Bail Application No. 1280 of 2007 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Sundar Lal Badoni ……… Applicant / Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand …….. Respondent Arising out of Crime No. 10 of 2007 Under Sections: 7 and 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Police Station: Vigilance Establishment, Sector Dehradun District : Dehradun. Hon’ble V.K. GUPTA, C. J. Mr. R.P.Nautiyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Nandan Arya, Asstt. Government Advocate for the State. 2. The petitioner has been in custody since 23.08.2007. 3. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties and on perusal of the documents annexed with the petition and the counter affidavit, as well as the rejoinder filed by the petitioner, in my opinion, this is a fit case where the petitioner should be released on bail. 4. The petition accordingly is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bail bond with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Anti Corruption, Dehradun. (V. K. Gupta, C. J.) 16.06.2008 A 2