IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 12th day of July, 2010 First Bail Application No. 650 of 2010. Criminal Side Jahid Ali S/o Nasir Khan R/o Station Road Khatima District Udham Singh Nagar ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand. …..….Respondent Arising out of Crime/F.I.R. No. 364 of 2007 Under Section: 420, 467, 468,471 I.P.C. P.S.Banbasa District: Champawat - Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Shri Tumul K.Nailwal, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Applicant- Jahid Ali who is in jail in connection with crime/F.I.R. No. 364 of 2007, relating to offences punishable under section 420, 467,468, 471, I.P.C., P.S. Banbasa, District Champawat, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The F.I.R., is delayed by three years. 55 trees are said to have been cut and illegally taken away from the cantonment forest Banbasa, with forged papers. The allegation of forgery are mainly against the co-accused Sunil Kumar. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that co-accused Nagarmal Sharma -2- and Rakesh Kumar have already been directed to be released on bail by this Court. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Jahid Ali be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Champawat. Dt. 12.07.2010 Parul (Prafulla C. Pant, J.)