1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of November, 2011 First Bail Application No. 950 of 2011 Criminal Side Mohd. Saleem S/o Abdul Hasan R/o Village Ambuwala P.S.Pathari District Hardwar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 378 of 2010 Under Sections: 302/34 of I.P.C Police Station:Ranipur District: Hardwar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate with Ms. Neelima Mishra, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S.Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. 2 Heard. Applicant– Mohd. Saleem, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 378 of 2010, relating to offence punishable under section 302/34 of I.P.C, Police Station Ranipur, District Hardwar, has sought his release on bail. Deceased is said to have been killed inside reserved forest. The present applicant is a forest guard. He is not named in First Information Report, nor any specific role is assigned to him. There are cross F.I.Rs. of the incident, and one Sukhwant Singh a forest official has lodged cross F.I.R against the poachers relating to offence punishable under section 307 of I.P.C., and some other offences. Co accused Monu and Satpal with similar role have already been directed to be released on bail. The applicant has no criminal history. 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. The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Mohd. Saleem, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, 3 each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.01.11.2011 Nahid