IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 15th day of November, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1015 of 2011 Criminal Side Raju, S/o Ram Vilas Paswan R/o Near Taar Factory (Nale ke pass) Uttam Nagar, New Delhi Presently residing Jhuggi Jhopdi Thokar No. 10 Kotwali Hardwar ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime no. 85 of 2011 Under Section: 8/20 N.D.P.S. Act Police Station Kankhal District Hardwar -________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Abhishek Verma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Applicant- Raju who is in jail in connection with crime no. 85 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station -2- Kankhal, District Hardwar, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Sixteen kilogram of ganja leaves said to have been recovered from the applicant. Minimum commercial quantity mentioned in the schedule of the Act is twenty kilogram. It is pleaded on behalf of the applicant that applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that there is no public witness of the alleged recovery. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let applicant Raju be released on bail on executing personal bond , and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 15.11.2011