IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL UOriginal Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 29Pth P day of August, 2011 1st Bail Application No.698 of 2011 UOrder on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Soni Thakur, D/o Pappu Thakur, R/o Lakhanpur, Ramnagar, Distt.-Nainital ………Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R. No. 226 of 2011, Under Section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, Police Station- Haldwani, District Nainital. UHon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Rajesh S. Nagarkoti, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant Soni Thakur, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 226 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, Police Station- Haldwani, District- Nainital has sought her release on bail. The applicant is a woman. It is pleaded on behalf of the applicant that she has been implicated in the crime for the reason that she was maidservant of accused Basanti, relating whom, it is alleged that she was running a brothel house. It is further pleaded that she has been implicated falsely in the crime. It is further argued that even if the contents of the First Information Report are taken to be true (though 2 not admitted), as against the applicant, no offence except Section-4 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, can be said to have been made out. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion, as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Soni Thakur, be released on bail on her executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 29.08.2011 JM