IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 17th April, 2009 Criminal 1st Bail Application No.256 of 2009 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Karan Singh, S/o Sri Nand Ram. … Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 164/2009. Under Sections: 41/26 Forest Act. P.S. Tanakpur, District Champawat. Hon’ble J.C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. H.C. Pandey & Kailash Joshi, Advocates for the applicant, Mr. H.C. Pujari, Addl.G.A for the State & also perused the record. On due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties; the contents of the F.I.R; perusal of the documents filed by the parties; the contention of the learned counsel for the applicant that 4.1 kg of ‘Yarsa Gamboo’ was recovered from the possession of the accused applicant and it doesn’t fall within the purview of forest produce under the Forest Act as stated by the learned Addl. G.A; and having regard to the facts & circumstances of the case, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused/applicant Karan Singh be released on bail on following terms: (i) the accused applicant will furnish a personal bond & two local sureties of heavy amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned & (ii) he will also furnish the bond of deponent before the court concerned apart from the two sureties of the amount which is fixed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S.Rawat, J.) Dated 17.04.2009 V.K