IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal First Bail Application No.1163 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Rakesh ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.46/09 U/Ss 8/20 NDPS Act, P.S. Kankhal, Distt. Haridwar Dated: November 26, 2009 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Adv. i/b Mr. Parikshit Saini, Advocate for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that co-accused Sonu and Vijay Kumar, with similar role, have been released on bail by this Court on 1.7.2009 and 6.10.2009 respectively and the applicant also deserves bail on the ground of parity. After considering all the facts and circumstances, on hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the contents of the FIR and other material on record, 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 the applicant-Rakesh be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and on furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Haridwar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 26.11.2009 Rajeev Dang