HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Bail Application No. 872 of 2006 CRIMINAL SIDE Manoj s/o late Sri Amar Singh R/o 69/ 3 Indira Colony, Chukhuwala, P.S. Kotwali, District Dehradun. …… Accused/ Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal …….Opposite Party ___________________________________________ Case Crime No. 277 of 2006 Under Sections 3/7 E.C. Act & Sec. 420 I.P.C. P.S. Kotwali Dehradun. By the Court Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri Sandeep Tandon, Advocate for the applicant and the A.G.A. for the prosecution. Accused applicant has applied for bail in case crime No. 277 of 2006 under section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act and 420 I.P.C.; P.S. Kotwali, Dehradun. According to the prosecution case accused applicant has committed offence under section 3/7 of the E.C. Act by short- weighting of L.P.G. cylinders. It has been alleged that 25 L.P.G. cylinders were recovered from the possession of the accused. Counsel for the applicant has submitted that the accused applicant is a labourer and used to carry gas cylinders for home delivery. The L.P.G. cylinders recovered by the police from the possession of the accused belong to various customers. Customers have also filed the affidavit to that effect. Thus without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I am of the view that it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused applicant be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) Dated: 28.11.2006 *Dhyani