IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 9th day of September, 2009 First Bail Application No. 782 of 2009 Criminal Side Shyam S/o Prithvi R/o Pherl, Tehsil Kaithal P.S. Pudri District Kaithal (Haryana). ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 09 of 2009 Under Section: 8/15 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. P.S.: Maneri District: Uttarkashi. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Shri B.S. Negi, Advocate for the applicant, and Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Shyam, who is in jail in connection with case crime No. 09 of 2009, relating to offence punishable under Section 8/15 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, P.S.: Maneri, District-Uttarkashi, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the quantity of Doda (poppy straw) said to have been found in possession of the applicant, is less than the commercial quantity. It is further contended that applicant has no criminal history. Learned Brief Holder for the State concedes that the applicant has no criminal history. Co-accused Rampal Singh, with similar role, has already been directed to be enlarged on bail, vide order dated 31.08.2009, passed on bail application No. 763 of 2009. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, in the above circumstances, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Shyam, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Urgency application No. 2222 of 2009, also stands disposed of). Dt. 09.09.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S