1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 19th Day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 658 of 2011 CRIMINAL SIDE Arvind Pant S/o Vishalmani Pant R/o Sumari, Patti Silgarh P.S. Rudraprayag District Rudraprayag ….….Applicant(In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ………..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime. No. 08 of 2011, Under Section: 9 read with section 51 Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 Police Station: Forest Range Office Shivpuri, Muni ke Reti District: Tehri Garhwal Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Vipul Painuly Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari,A.G.A., Present for the State. Heard. 2 (2) Applicant Arvind Pant, who is in jail in connection with Case Crime. No. 08 of 2011, relating to offence punishable Under Section 9 read with section 51 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Forest Range Office Shivpuri, Muni ki Reti, District Tehri Garhwal has sought his release on bail. (3) One skin of leopard is said to have been recovered from the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that there is no public witness of the recovery. It is further submitted that applicant has no criminal history. Attention of this court is also drawn to annexure-2 filed with the affidavit which shows that Shri Sharanpal Singh Kunwar Assistant Development Officer (Forest) was under suspension between the period of 23rd of May 2011 to 16th of July 2011, as such, said person can not be said to have been authorized under Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, who could Challan the applicant. (4) In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of this case, this court is of the view, that applicant deserves bail. (5) The Bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Arvind Pant be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each of the 3 like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tehri Garhwal. (Prafulla.C.Pant.,J) Dt. 19.08.2011 Nahid