1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 10th day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 627 of 2011 Criminal Side Jahid Kureshi S/o Wahid Kureshi R/o Village Kunja Grant P.S. Vikas Nagar, District Dehradun …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No 12 of 2011 Under Sections: 8/20, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Police Station: Kalsi District: Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Vinod Sharma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S.Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Jahid Kureshi, who is in jail in connection with Crime. No. 12 of 2011 relating to offence punishable under section 8/20 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, police station Kalsi, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. 910 gram (less than one kg) of CHARAS is said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant. Applicant has no criminal history. Learned counsel for the applicant pleaded that applicant is innocent, and falsely implicated. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view, that applicant deserves bail. The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Jahid Kureshi be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of court concerned. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.10.08.2011 Nahid 3