1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 20th day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 660 of 2011 Criminal Side Satish Rana S/o Shri Ram Das Rana R/o Village Unchi Mahuvat, Police Station Khatima District Udham Singh Nagar …….Applicant (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 51 Wild Life Protection Act Police Station: Surai Range (Forest Department) Khatima District: Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri Suresh Chandra Bhatt, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri S.S.Adhikari,A.G.A, present for the State. Heard. 2 (2) Applicant–Satish Rana, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. Range Case No. 10/Surai/11-12 under section 26 Forest Act and 51 Wild Life Protection Act, Police Station Forest Surai Range Khatima District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. (3) Recovery of one horn of deer (CHEETAL) is said to have been made from the applicant. Also, logs of SAAL tree are shown recovered from the bicycle which the applicant was riding. There is no public witness of the recovery. There is no criminal history of the applicant. (4) In the above circumstances, 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- Satish Rana be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, Khatima. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.20.08.2011 Nahid 3