IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 5th day of January, 2011 Third Bail Application No. 01 of 2011 Criminal Side Mahipal Singh Baseda S/o Sher Singh R/o Village Bamdoli District Pithoragarh. ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime no. 17 of 2009 (Special Sessions Trial No. 3 of 2010) Under Section: 7/13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. P.S. Vigilance Sector, District Dehradun. -________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri Sandeep Tandon, Advocate, with Ms. Deepa Arya, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri M.A. Khan, Brief Holder,present for the State. Applicant- Mahipal Singh Baseda, who is in jail in connection with crime no. 17 of 2009 (Special Sessions Trial No. 3 of 2010) relating to offences punishable under section -2- 7/13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. , P.S. Vigilance Sector, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The first bail application was rejected on merits on 29.03.2010, by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dharamveer (since expired). The second bail application was rejected on 13.09.2010. This is third bail application. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that now more than one year has passed after arrest of the applicant, and still not a single witness has been examined in the trial. It is pleaded that the applicant cannot be kept in jail for the indefinite period without there being any progress in the trial. In the above circumstances, in view of the period applicant is in jail during trial, now in the opinion of this Court there is new ground available for granting bail to the appellant. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Mahipal Singh Baseda be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 05.01.2011 Parul