IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 18th day of February, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No.140 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Tikam @ Aman, S/o Sri Atar Singh, R/o Raipur Sadat, P.S. Nagina, District Bijnor (U.P.) ….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand -------Opposite Party ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.593 of 2007 U/Ss. 457/380/411 I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali, Jawalapur, District Haridwar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri R.S. Sammal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned brief holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that on 23.12.2007 some ornaments from the house of the complainant Ashwni Singh was stolen by some unknown persons. With the same averments, the F.I.R. was lodged by complainant Ashwni Singh on 23.12.2007 at 9:30 P.M. in P.S. Jwalapur, District Haridwar. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that later on the present applicant was arrested by the police on 24.12.2007 and from his possession the said gold ornaments were said to be recovered. He has further submitted that the said ornaments were not recovered from the possession of the applicant and even the said ornaments have not been identified as per rules. He has further submitted that there is a dispute about the wages of the laborers and due to this reason the present applicant has falsely implicated in this case. He has further submitted that the present applicant is in jail since 24.12.2007 and the trial of the case has not yet been started and he has got no criminal history before this case. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merit of the case, the court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let applicant Tikam @ Aman 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.) 18.02.2008 ARTI