IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 2nd day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 585 of 2011 Criminal Side Shakeel, S/o Hazi Shabbir R/o Mohalla Mata Wala Hasan Bagh Landhora, P.S. Manglaur District Haridwar ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No. 159 of 2011 Under Section: 135 Electricity Act Police Station Manglaur District Hardwar __________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Shri Manish Arora, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Applicant- Shakeel, who is in jail in connection with crime no. 159 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 135 Electricity Act, Police Station Manglaur, District Hardwar,, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. -2- It is alleged in the First Information Report that applicant was found illegally taking 8.7 kwt., load of electricity for commercial purposes. He is in jail for last more than two months. The applicant has pleaded that he has valid electricity connection, and he is regularly paying the bills. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and after going through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicant Shakeel deserves bail. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Shakeel be released on bail on executing personal bond, and furnishing two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 02.08.2011