1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 28th day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1259 of 2011 Criminal Side Brajbhushan S/o Sheeshram R/o village Sundernagar P.S. Chapar, District Muzaffarnagar at present Agriculture Officer Category -2 District Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 148 of 2011 Under Sections: 420, 409 of I.P.C. Police Station: Bhagwanpur District: Hardwar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. 2 Heard. Applicant– Brajbhushan, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 148 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 420 and 409 of I.P.C., Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Hardwar, has sought his release on bail. Applicant is an Assistant Agriculture Officer grade-II. The allegation against the applicant is that while posted in Agricultural Investment Center Cholli, Shahabuddinpur, he has shown false sale of wheat seeds , and also charged more than fixed price. The total amount involved is ` 15,580/-. Learned counsel for the applicant pleaded that due to the departmental rivalry with the Agricultural Officer, (complainant), F.I.R. was got lodged against the applicant. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the applicant, and learned counsel for the State, 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 the applicant deserves bail. 3 The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Brajbhushan, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.28.12.2011 Nahid