1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 19th day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 374 of 2011 Criminal Side Rupesh Shah S/o Nalinkant Shah R/o 1968, Katra Khushalrai Kinari Bazar, Chandni Chawk, Delhi …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No 235 of 2010 Under Sections: 420, 468, 471 I.P.C Police Station: Kotwali Dehradun District: Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. K.S.Verma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. T.C.Aggarwal, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant– Rupesh Shah, who is in jail in connection with Crime. No. 235 of 2010 relating to 2 offences punishable under section 420, 468, 471 I.P.C., police station Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is in jail for more than six months. Attention of this court is drawn to statement of PW2 Dr. P.C.Chamoli (complainant) Deputy General Manager (finance) Power Corporation, who has admitted before the trial court that the amount of ` 70,75,000/- with regard to which the cheating was said to have been committed, has been deposited back in the account of the Corporation. 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 the applicant- Rupesh Shah be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.19.08.2011 Nahid 3