IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION On this 23rd day of September, 2005 Vth Bail Application No. 1145/2003 Order on the bail application of the accused. Criminal Side S.M.Shah Mehdi S/o Shri Hassan Mehdi R/o Mohalla Satti Roorkee, P.S. Kotwali Roorkee, District Haridwar …..Applicant. Versus State of Uttaranchal ... Respondent. __________________________________________________________ Arising out of crime No.365/2001 U/Ss 420, 408, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C. P.S. Manglaur, District Haridwar. __________________________________________________________ By the Court Hon’ble Irshad Hussain, J. Heard Sri Rajendra Singh learned counsel for the applicant and Sri D.K. Sharma, learned G.A. 2- This bail application has been filed on behalf of the accused S.M. Shah Mehdi, who has been granted short term bail from time to time since 22-9-2003. Number of criminal cases were pending against him but these were not consolidated by the Magistrate for trial and this caused delay in recording the evidence of the witnesses. Learned counsel for the accused now informed that the case is fixed for defense evidence. Record reveal that the accused has not abused the liberty of bail as and when he was given short term bail from time to time and considering this and the trial is at the concluding stage, the applicant- accused is admitted to bail on his executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (Irshad Hussain, J.) ISB