1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 19th day of September, 2011 First Bail Application No. 763 of 2011 Criminal Side 1. Pramod Rana S/o Shri Indra Singh 2. Rajesh Rana S/o Shri Indra Singh Bothe R/o Village Unchi Mahuvat Police Station Khatima District Udham Singh Nagar ….Applicants (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. Range Case No. 10/Surai/11-12 Under Sections: 26 Forest Act, and 2/9/39/49 and 51 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 Police Station: Surai Range (Forest Department), Khatima District: Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. S.C.Bhatt, Advocate, present for the applicants. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. 2 Heard. Applicants– Pramod Rana and Rajesh Rana, who are in jail in connection with crime Range Case No. 10/ Surai/11-12 relating to offences punishable under section 26 Forest Act, and under section 2/9/39/49 and section 51 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Police Station Surai Range (Forest Department), Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar, have sought their release on bail. Some logs of wood were said to have been carried by the applicants in their bicycles, and one horn of CHEETAL (deer) is said to have been recovered from them. Co accused Satish Rana has already been granted to be released on bail by this court. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and after going through the papers on record, this Court is of the view that the applicants deserve bail. Let the applicants- Pramod Rana and Rajesh Rana, be released on bail on executing personal bond by each one of them, and furnishing two sureties, for each one of them, each of the like amount, to the 3 satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Khatima. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.19.09.2011 Nahid