1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 17th day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 641 of 2011 Criminal Side Ramesh Ram S/o Late Roop Ram R/o Village and P.O. Vadalu, P.S. Jhulaghat Disrtict Pithoragarh …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. No.42 of 2011 Under Sections: 2/9/39/49/50/51/57 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Police Station: Kotwali Pithoragarh District: Pithoragarh Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. S.K.Mandal, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S.Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. 2 Heard. (2) Applicant– Ramesh Ram, who is in jail in connection with Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 42 of 2011 relating to offence punishable under section 2/9/39/49/50/51/57 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, police station Kotwali Pithoragarh, District Pithoragarh, has sought his release on bail. (3) One skin of leopard is said to have been recovered from the applicant. It is pleaded that there is no public witness of the recovery. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that applicant has no criminal history. (4) In the above facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view, that applicant deserves bail. (5) The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Ramesh Ram 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, Pithoragarh. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.17.08.2011 Nahid 3