IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 24th December, 2010 Order on the bail application of accused Second Bail Application No. 153 of 2010 CRIMINAL SIDE Paramjeet Singh S/o Shri Pritam Singh R/0 177, Old Dalanwala, Karanpur, Dehradun, District Dehradun …Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party Arising out of case crime no. 5 of 2010 Under Sections 7/13 (1) D r/w 13 (2) Prevention of Corruption Act P.S. Vigilance Sector, Dehradun District Dehradun Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Mr. Raj Kumar Singh Verma, the learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, the learned Brief Holder for the State. The first bail application was rejected by an order dated 16th August, 2010, as not pressed. The applicant has been caught in a trap case for accepting a bribe of Rs.8,000/-. The applicant is a cashier and it is alleged that he demanded a sum of Rs.8,000/- in lieu of releasing a cheque of Rs.4,25,339/-. Considering the aforesaid fact and without commenting any further on the merits of the case coupled with the fact that the applicant has now spent almost nine months in jail, the Court is of the opinion that the applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail at this stage. Consequently, the bail application is allowed. Let the accused-applicant Paramjeet Singh be released on bail in connection with case crime no. 5 of 2010, under Sections 7/13 (1) D r/w 13 (2) Prevention of Corruption Act, P.S. Vigilance Sector, Dehradun, District Dehradun, on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 24.12.2010 SP