IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 20th October, 2008 Order on the bail application of accused Criminal First Bail Application No.781 of 2008 CRIMINAL SIDE Zahid Ali @ Nanhey, S/o Late Abdul Majeed, R/o Azad Nagar Ward No. 04, P.S. Lalkuan, District Nainital. … Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R/Crime No.72/2008 Under Sections: 420, 467 & 468 IPC. Police Station: Lalkuan, District Nainital. Hon’ble J.C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. S.K. Agarwal, Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Sudhir Singh, Advocate for the applicant, Mr. Nandan Arya, Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent-State, Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Advocate for the complainant & also perused the record. Misc. Application No. 2540/2008 is allowed. Rejoinder affidavit filed by the applicant may be taken on record. The learned Senior Counsel for the applicant contended that no forged document was taken into possession by the Investigating Officer; there is no evidence either in the counter affidavit or in any other document on record regarding who had made forged signatures on the tokens; the complainant had not named the person concerned who has been authorized to sign on the tokens as alleged; there is neither any investigation nor any statement on record by which it could be concluded that the alleged forged signatures in the said tokens did not contain the signatures of the authrorized person concerned; and the fact that no scientific analysis for comparing the forged signatures was conducted. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case in totality as well as the contentions of the learned counsel for the parties, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused-applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond each and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S.Rawat, J.) Dated 20.10.2008 V.K