1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 434 of 2011 Criminal Side Jaheed Ansari S/o Shri Mohammad Ansari R/o village Lakhan Police Station Titavi District Muzaffarnagar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 174 of 2009 Under Sections: 394, 397 and 411 of I.P.C Police Station: Nehru Colony District: Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mrs. Prabha Naithani, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. Hari Om Bhakuni, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Zahid Ansari, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 174 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under section 394, 397 and 311 of I.P.C, Police Station Nehru Colony, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is not one of those accused, who was arrested at the spot. The applicant is in jail since 28.10.2009 (i.e. for more than two years). It is pleaded that applicant has no criminal history. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that even after two years, the trial is far from its conclusion. The applicant can not be made to languish in jail for an indefinite period. 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 the applicant- Zahid Ansari, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.01.12.2011 Nahid 3