IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 08th day of January, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No.22 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Arun @ Raju @ Banti, S/o Mahender Village-Lakhnoti, Police Station-Devbund, District Saharanpur, ....Applicant(In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand .........Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 231 of 2006 Under Sections 392/411/120-B I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Manglore, District Haridwar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Shashi Kant Shandilya, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that the three persons have committed a robbery on 22.07.2006 at 7:15 P.M. near Bhartiya Academy Tiraha, and they have robbed a Motor Cycle, One Chain and Mobile Nokia from the complainant. With the same averments, the FIR was lodged by the complainant Vikas Kumar Salar, on 22.07.2006 at 7:50 P.M. in Police Station Kotwali Manglore, District Haridwar. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant was arrested by the police on 23.09.2006 and one chain was said to be recovered from his possession. He has further submitted that the applicant has got no criminal history before this case. Learned Addl. GA has also conceded the same point. Learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that the co- accused Pravin has been released on bail by the order of Sessions Judge, Haridwar on 23.08.2006 and co-accused Meer Singh has also been released on bail by the order of Additional Sessions Judge/II Fast Track Court, Haridwar on 01.09.2006 and on the basis of parity the present applicant is also entitled for bail. He has further submitted that the applicant is in jail since 23.09.2006 and the trial of the case has not yet been concluded. 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 Arun@Raju@Banti 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.) January 08, 2008 ARTI