IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 18th day of August, 2009 Bail Application No. 796 of 2009 Criminal Side Sanjay Gupta, S/o Sri Krishan Chand Gupta, R/o Mohalla Holi Chowk, Near Arya Samaj Mandir, Hasanpur, District J.P. Nagar. …….Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand .…..Opposite Party. Arising out of Crime No. 190 of 2007, Under Sections: 420, 467, 468, 471 & 381 I.P.C., P.S.: Raiwala, District: Dehradun. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Ms. Prabha Noliyal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Brief Holder for the State. Applicant- Sanjay Gupta, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 190 of 2007, relating to offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 & 381 I.P.C., P.S. Raiwala, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the offences are triable by Judicial Magistrate. It is further pointed out that the applicant is in jail for more than one and a half years. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Sanjay Gupta 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.18.08.2009 NS