IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 25th day of February 2008 Criminal Bail application No. 155 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Sundeep @ Kalva, S/o Dharmpal Singh, R/o Village Nawabpur, P.S. Afjalgarh, District Bijnor. … Applicant/appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand ------ Opposite party Arising out of Case Crime No. 321 of 2006 U/S.25 Arms Act, P.S. Kotdwara, District Pauri Garhwal. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Rajeev Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned brief holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that the present applicant was arrested by the police on 2.06.2006 and from his possession, one country made pistol of 315 bore and four cartridges were said to be recovered. With the same averments, the F.I.R. was lodged by Sri Arun Kumar Pandey, Inspector Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, on 2.06.2006 in Police Station Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant is in jail since 2.06.2006 and the trial of the case has not been concluded. He has further submitted that the recovery was shown to be made from the public place but no public witness was shown in the recovery memo. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let applicant Sundeep @ Kalva be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Pauri Garhwal. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 25.02.2008 Arti