IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal Bail Application No.97 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Prem Ballabh Joshi ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.751 of 2009, U/s 8/20 of NDPS Act, P.S. Dwarahat, Distt. Almora Dated: March 9, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Siddhartha Bisht, Adv. for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that on 20.12.2009, about one-kilogram of Charas was said to be recovered from the possession of the applicant/accused. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the Charas recovered from the applicant may be less than one kilogram and the commercial quantity of Charas is also one kilogram. He further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history before this case and he is in jail since 20.12.2009. 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 the applicant Prem Ballabh Joshi be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Special Judge (Sessions Judge), Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Distt. Almora. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 9.3.2010 Rajeev Dang