IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 24th day of August, 2009 First Bail Application No. 819 of 2009 Criminal Side Satish Gupta S/o Sri Prem Das Gupta R/o Meena Bazaar Banbasa Kasba and Police Station Banbasa District Champawat. ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 963 of 2009 Under Sections: 3/7 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 P.S.: Banbasa District: Champawat. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Ms. Krishi Shukla and Shri S.S. Bhandari, Advocates for the applicant and Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Satish Gupta, who is in jail in connection with case crime No. 963 of 2009, relating to offence punishable under Section 3/7 Essential Commodities Act, 1955, P.S.: Banbasa, District-Champawat, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is a license holder of sale of fertilizers. In the First Information Report, it is alleged that the applicant was found to have in illegal possession of the fertilizers/insecticides. 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 applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Satish Gupta, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Champawat. Dt. 24.08.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S