1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 31st day of December, 2010 First Bail Application No.1136 of 2010 Criminal Side Anil Rawat S/o Shiv Raj Singh R/o Village Gangau, P.O. Bhera, Tehsil Thalisain Patti Choparkot Pauri District Pauri Garhwal ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of crime no. 29 of 2010 Under section : 9, 39(3), 51 Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 Thalisain (Pauri Range), District Pauri Garhwal -________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Shri Shivanand Bhatt, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri M.A. Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State. Applicant- Anil Rawat, who is in jail in connection with crime no. 29 of 2010, relating to offences punishable under section 9, 39(3), 51 Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, 2 Thalisain (Pauri Range), District Pauri Garhwal , has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Two skins of leopards are said to have been recovered from the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant has no criminal history. He is in jail for more than one month. There is no public witness of the recovery. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case,this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let applicant Anil Rawat, be released on bail on executing personal bond, and furnishing two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pauri Garhwal. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 31.12.2010 Parul