IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL/UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated : Nainital: the 8th day of December, 2008 First Bail Application No. 1009 of 2008 Criminal Side Akhtar S/o Ninha R/o Village Salempur P.S. Ranipur District Haridwar …..Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……..Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 62 of 2000 Under Sections: 25 Arms Act. P.S. Ranipur. District: Haridwar. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Smt. Pushpa Joshi, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. Applicant- Akhtar, who is in jail in connection with crime No. 62 of 2000, relating to offence punishable under Section 25 of Arms Act, P.S. Ranipur, District- Haridwar, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that after his arrest in May 2008, the applicant was released on bail by Sessions Judge, Haridwar, vide order dated 07.08.2000 (copy of which is annexure- 1 to the bail application). It is further submitted that the applicant could not appear during trial, as he was away in connection with his livelihood. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that bail was cancelled and non bailable warrant was issued vide order dated 13.03.2006, by the Incharge Additional Sessions Judge/Fast Track Court, Haridwar. It is further pointed out that applicant is languishing in jail since November 2007 i.e. after his rearrest, for more than one year. Considering the nature of offence and the period for which the applicant is in jail, the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant-Akhtar be released on bail on executing personal bond and on furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court concerned. Bail application accordingly stands allowed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 08.12.2008 Sweta