IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 20th day of August, 2010 1st Bail Application No. 783 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Manwar Singh .….Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party With 1st Bail Application No. 784 of 2010 CRIMINAL SIDE Dinesh Chandra .….Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party Arising out of Range Case No. 1/2010-11, Chamoli Range (Badrinath Forest Division), District Chamoli, U/s, 9, 39, 49-B and 51 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 August 20, 2010 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Since both these bail applications pertain to the same incident, hence they are being decided by this common order. Heard Mr. BS Negi, Advocate for the applicants and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. GA for the State. Learned Counsel for the accused applicants argued that Leopard skin has been shown to be recovered from the possession of the accused applicants on 9.7.2010. He further argued that it has come in the evidence that the applicants had purchased the said skin from the co-accused Laxman Lal, Kanti Ram, Uday Ram and Guddu Lal and these co-accused had purchased the said skin from another co-accused Ramesh Lal. Learned Counsel for the applicants made a statement at bar that co-accused Laxman Lal, Kanti Ram and Guddu Lal have been granted bail by the Sessions Judge, Chamoli and the present accused applicants are also entitled for bail on 2 the basis of parity. He also submitted that applicants have got no previous criminal history. Having heard the submissions of learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of FIR and other papers available on record and after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without commending upon the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that applicants deserve bail at this stage. Let the applicants Manwar Singh and Dinesh Chandra be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties each in the like amount by each of them to the satisfaction of CJM, Chamoli. Both these bail applications are allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 20.8.2010 PRABODH