IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 25th day of August, 2009 Bail Application No. 835 of 2009 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Aneesh Mohammad S/o Sri Sagir Ahmad R/o Janata Road, Near King Sugar Factory Saharanpur, District Saharanpur (U.P.). ………… Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 162 of 2008 Under Sections: 420, 406, 405, 415, 427 of I.P.C. Police Station: Gadarpur District: Udham Singh Nagar. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. J.S. Virk, Advocate present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder present for the respondent State. Applicant Aneesh Mohammad, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. / Crime No. 162 of 2008, relating to offences punishable under Section 420, 416, 405, 415, 427 of I.P.C., P.S. Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Brief facts as stated in the first information report are that National Bulk Handling Corporation used to get facilitated loans from banks, to the farmers, and on behalf of bank, the pledged goods of farmers used to be kept in safe custody of said Corporation N.B.H.C. The applicant Aneesh Mohammad is one of the employees of N.B.H.C. According to the complaint valuable goods were permitted to be taken out from the possession of the N.B.H.C. by the accused persons. Co-accused Sanjeev Chabra and Arvind Chabra, who are said to have taken the property on behalf of M/s S.K. Sales Corporation and Navbharat Commodities, 2 have already been directed to be released on bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate on 15.01.2009. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant in commission of the crime. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant Aneesh Mohammad be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. [ (Prafulla.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 25.08.2009 H.Negi 3