IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.516 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Narendra Singh 2. Basant Kumar ……….Applicants (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party Arising out of Case Crime No.277 of 2010, U/s 3/7 Essential Commodities Act, 1955, P.S. Champawat, Distt. Champawat Dated: May 17, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Rajesh Joshi, Adv. for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicants are the Driver and Cleaner respectively in the said Truck and the Cylinders, which were received by them at Haldwani, in the same way, they were transported by them to Champawat and they were not disturbed in between the way. Further, even on the basis of the allegations made in the FIR, no offence u/s 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is made out. After considering all the facts and circumstances, perusing the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the present applicants deserve bail at this stage. Let the applicants Narendra Singh and Basant Kumar be released on bail on each of their executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Champawat. Bail application is allowed accordingly. 17.05.2010 Rajeev Dang (Dharam Veer, J.)