IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 11th day of October, 2006 Crl. Bail Application No. 944 of 2006 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Madan Mohan Karnatak S/o late Jamuna Datt Karnatak, R/o Mohalla Karnatak Khola, P.S. Kotwali Almora, District Almora. ………….. Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal ………….. Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 686 of 2006 Under Sections: 2/3 of Gangster & Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. Police Station: Kotwali Almora District: Almora. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Mr. Vivek Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned A.G.A. for the State. Applicant Madan Mohan Karnatak, who is in jail in connection with crime No. 686 of 2006, relating to offence punishable under Section 2/3 of Gangster and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, P.S. Kotwali Almora, District Almora, has sought his release on bail. Mohd. Akbar Khan @ Babbar Khan, who is said to be the gang leader in the First Information Report, has already been enlarged on bail on 19.07.2006. Another co-accused Gulnar Khan has also been enlarged on bail on 02.09.2006 by the court of Sessions. After considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant Madan Mohan Karnatak be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. Dt. 11.10.2006 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) H.Negi