IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION 1st Bail Application No. 853 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Ram Kumar Gupta .….Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party ___________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Criminal Case No. 190/2008 U/s 409, 380 IPC & Section 3 of Official Secrets Act, 1923, PS Almora, District Almora. ___________________________________________________________________ September 21, 2010 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Heard Mr. LP Naithani, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. GA for the State. Learned Counsel for the accused applicant submitted that the applicant is a 73 years old man and he is ailing with serious diseases and he was not absconding as the interim relief was granted to the applicant by the Allahabad High Court and when the said interim relief order was vacated, the applicant surrendered himself before the trail court. Having heard the submissions of learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record; in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and without commenting upon the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Ram Kumar Gupta be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties, each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Almora. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 21.9.2010 PRABODH