IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.487 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Deepak Kamboj S/o Sri Mannu R/o Village Khurampure (Chutmalpur), P.S. Vohat, Sahranpur ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: May 5, 2010 Arising out of Case Crime No.267/2010 U/s 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act r/w Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order 2000, P.S. Srinagar, District Pauri Garhwal Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, Advocate for the applicant as well as Mr. Amit Bhatt, Additional Government Advocate for the State and also perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is only the driver of the truck and he has only brought the sealed gas cylinders from Bahadarabad and handed over the same at Srinagar Gas Service, Srinagar in same sealed condition. It is argued that the applicant has not tampered with the seal of the cylinders. He handed over the cylinders in the same condition as he had received them. It is further argued that on the basis of averments made in the FIR, no offence u/s 3/7 of E.C. Act is made out against the applicant. It is pleaded that the applicant has no previous criminal history and he is in jail since 25.3.2010. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of FIR and other papers available 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 at this stage. Let the applicant-Deepak Kamboj be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pauri Garhwal. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 05.05.2010 RG