IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 4th day of March, 2008 First Bail Application No. 67 of 2008 Criminal Side Ashok Kumar Sharma S/o Rati Ram Sharma R/o H. N. 1141, Sector-7, Panchkula Haryana ……..Applicant Versus Central Bureau of Investigation ………Opposite Party Arising out of C.B.I Case No. 10 of 2007 Under Sections: 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 P.S.: CBI, SPE, Dehradun District: Dehradun. Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Sri Alok Singh, Senior Counsel, with Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate, for the applicant/petitioner and Mr. Arvind Vashist, Advocate, for the respondent. Counter affidavit has been filed, which I have perused. I have heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties. I have also gone through the order dated 8th January, 2008 passed by the learned Special Judge, C.B.I. Dehradun. Mr. Arvind Vashist, learned counsel appearing for the respondent has stated before me that the investigation in the case is complete. He also stated before me that nothing is required to be recovered from the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 8th January, 2008. The charges against him arise out of and relate to Section 13(2), read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, alleging therein that he is possessed of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. On a totality of circumstances, I feel that this is a fit case, where the petitioner/applicant should be released on bail. The application accordingly is allowed. It is directed that the petitioner/applicant shall be released on bail on his executing a bail bond and furnishing a surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of Special Judge, C.B.I. Dehradun. (V.K. Gupta, C.J.) Dated: March 04, 2008 SP