IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 21st day of August, 2009 Bail Application No. 564 of 2009 Criminal Side Man Singh S/o Sri Sobhan Singh, R/o Village Nisni, Thana Pithoragarh, Tehsil & District Pithoragarh …….Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party. Arising out of Case Crime No. 320 of 2009, Under Sections: 9/49-b/51/57 Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and Section 26 Forest Act, P.S.: Kotwali Champawat District: Champawat. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Mr. Birendra Singh Adhikari, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Brief Holder for the State. Applicant – Man Singh, who is in jail in connection with Case Crime No. 320 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Sections 9/49-b/51/57 Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 & one punishable under Section 26 Forest Act, Police Station Kotwali Champawat, District Champawat, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that there is no public witness of the alleged recovery from the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that applicant has no criminal history. Learned Brief Holder for the State admits that as per the record, there is no criminal history of the applicant. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, 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- Man Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Champawat. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.21.08.2009 NS