IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 07th day of January, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 1403 of 2007 Order on the Bail Application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Shamin Ahmad S/o Tamijul Hasan R/o Village Nehandpur Suthari, P.S. Kotwali Laksar, District Haridwar. ……Applicant(In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite Party ______________________________________________________________________ _ Arising out of Case Crime No. 287 of 2007 Under Sections 420/467/468/471 & 506 IPC, Police Station-Kotwali Laksar, District Haridwar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Parikshit Saini, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Siddharth Shah holding brief of Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned counsel for the complainant as well as Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that Dinna and Bhagwana had executed the Sale Deed on 30.08.2007 in favour of present applicant Shamim Ahmad and Tahir and Sompal were the witnesses in the above said Sale Deed. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has purchased the land from Dina and Bhagwana after paying the sale considerations and he has not forged the Sale Deed to grab the property of Dina and Bhagwana. On the other hand, Sri Siddharth Sah holding brief of Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned counsel for the complainant has stated that Dina and Bhagwana had died and some fake persons have executed the Sale Deed in favour of Shamim Ahmad. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the matter is civil in nature and the applicanat is in jail since 30.11.2007 and the trial of the case has not yet been started and he has got no criminal history before this Case. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merit of the case, this court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let applicant Shamim Ahmad be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of J.M. Laksar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) January 07, 2008 ARTI