IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 13th day of October, 2011 1st Bail Application No.748of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Harish Chandra Mangoli, S/o Sri Prem Ballabh Mangoli, R/o Village Ghatti Post Office Ghatti Tehsil Bhikiyasain, Distt.- Almora. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Crime /F.I.R. No. 09 of 2011, Under Section 379, 411 .P.C. Police Station- Ranikhet, District –Almora. I Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mrs. Krishi Shukla Bhandari, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mrs. Mamta Bisht, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant Harish Chandra Mangoli, who is in jail in connection with Crime/F.I.R. No. 09 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 379, 411 I.P.C., Police Station- Ranikhet, District Almora, has sought his release on bail. Applicant is said to have picked up a purse containing ` 600/- of complainant from the seat of the bus. He is in jail for last almost five months. A counter affidavit has been filed 2 on behalf of the State, shows that there is not criminal history of the applicant. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion, as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Harish Chandra Mangoli, be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Almora. (Misc. application No. 3784 of 2011, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 13.10.2011 JM