IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 15th day of December, 2011 1st Bail Application No.1186 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Rajendra Singh S/o Sri Prabhu Dayal R/o Village Pethad, P.S. Chilkana, District Saharanpur, U.P. ………Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party Arising out of case crime no.180/2011, u/s 3/39/51 of Wild Life Protection Act, P.S. Sahaspur, District Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Sri Karan Anand, Advocate, present for the applicant. Sri S.S. Adhikari, AGA, present for the State. Heard. Applicant Rajendra Singh, who is in jail in connection with crime no.180 of 2011, relating to offence punishable u/s 3/39/51 of Wild Life Protection Act, P.S. Sahaspur, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. One skin of leopard is said to have been recovered from the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that there is no public witness of the recovery. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is also pointed out that co-accused Nathu Ram, 2 has already been released on bail. One skin is said to have been recovered from two persons. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let applicant Rajendra Singh be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of like amount, to the satisfaction of Magistrate concerned. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 15.12.2011 Rajni