IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 11th day of February, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 07 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Akram S/o Abrar, R/o Mohalla Harijanwala, Police Station & Kasba Kithore, District Meerut (U.P.) .......Applicant(In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand .......Opposite Party _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 217 of 2007 Under Sections 379 & 411 I.P.C., P.S. Gangnahar Roorkee, District Haridwar Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri M.S. Tyagi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional GA for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that the Indica Car UA 08 E 5577 was stolen in the night of 15.08.2007 from I.R.I. Colony, P.S. Gangnahar, District Haridwar. With the same averments, the F.I.R. was lodged by Sri Kashif Siddqui on 19.08.2007 at 7:30 P.M. in P.S. Gangnahar, District Haridwar. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant along with three other co-accused persons namely Rashid alias Sahil, Salim and Sahnoor was arrested by the Police 19.08.2007 and in the police custody they have confessed that they have looted the above said Indica Car. He has further submitted that the said car was recovered from the possession of the co-accused Aslam and Aslam has been released on bail by the order of Incharge Sessions Judge, Haridwar on 01.11.2007 and on the basis of parity the present applicant is also entitled for bail. He has further submitted that the present applicant is in jail since 19.08.2007 and the trial of the case has not yet been started. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merit of the case, the court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Akram be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Haridwar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) February 11, 2008 ARTI