IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.762 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Anil Das S/o Prem Das, R/o Vill. Singudy, Tehsil Barkot, Distt. Uttarkashi ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Range Case No.03 of 2010, U/s 379/411/120-B IPC, Section 26 Forest Act & 51 Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Forest Department, Yamuna Circle, Dehradun/ Uppar Yamuna, Forest Department Barkot, Mugani Range, Tehsil Barkot, Distt. Uttarakashi Dated: September 9, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that he is a labourer and he was deputed by two other persons to transport the above said goods and he did not know that in the above said goods, skins were there. However, the police had released the said two persons who were the owner of the skins but the applicant was sent to jail being the labourer and even he was simply a Coolee for transporting the goods. Further, he is in jail since last three months and there is no one to look after his family as he is the sole earner. After considering all the facts and circumstances, perusing the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Uttarakashi. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) September 9, 2010 Rajeev Dang