IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal First Bail Application No.1176 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Tasleem ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.89/09 U/Ss 379/411 IPC, Kotwali Jhabrera, Distt. Haridwar Dated: December 1, 2009 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. K.S. Verma, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. GA for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is not named in the FIR and at the time of recovery of the motorcycle, which was shown to be stolen on 20.8.2009, the applicant was shown simply a pillion rider and he is not at all involved in the above-said crime. He further submitted that the prosecution has not collected any evidence against the applicant so as to connect him with the above-said offence. He further submitted that the applicant is in jail since 20.8.2009 and he has got no criminal history before this case and the trial has yet not been started. After considering all the facts and circumstances, on hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the contents of the FIR and other material on record, 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-Tasleem be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and also on furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction CJM, Haridwar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 01.12.2009 Rajeev Dang