HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated Nainital the 29th April, 2008 1st Bail Application No. 313 of 2008 Order on the bail application of the accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Vikram Lal S/o Shri Shyam Lal R/o Village Maikhand, Patti Phata, Tehsil Ukhimath District Rudraprayag ……….Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ………..Opposite Party Case Crime No. 35 of 2007-2008 U/s 9, 39, 49, 51 and 52 of Wild Life Protection Act Registered on the basis of F.I.R. dated 01.03.2008 Police Station Forest Department District – Haridwar Hon’ble J. C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Sri R.P. Nautiyal, Advocate for the applicant; Sri Nandan Arya, learned A.G.A. for the state; and perused the record. The forest raiding party on receiving the information that two accused persons namely Mohd. Zakir and Jubair Alam were bringing leopard skin, arrested them in Haridwar city on 01/03/2008 and a recovery of leopard skin was made from the possession of accused Mohd. Zakir. On interrogation, they pointed out that the accused/applicant Vikram Lal is a poacher and used to kill & sell animal skins and other goods relating to wild animals to other persons. On such information, the raiding party went to Rudraprayag and the accused/applicant met them on the way and they arrested him. It was further contended that no recovery was made from the possession of the accused/applicant. It was further contended that the accused/applicant has been implicated only on the statement of the co-accused recorded by the Forest Officials. The learned counsel further contended that there is no other evidence on record to substantiate the prosecution version. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case in totality, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused/applicant Vikram Lal be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 29.04.2008 Shiv