IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 27th day of February, 2008 First Bail Application No. 177 of 2008 Criminal Side Tahir S/o Shakoor, R/o Village Nehandpur, Suthari, P.S. Laksar, District Haridwar. ……. Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……… Opposite Party ____________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Crime No. 287 of 2007 Under Sections: 420, 467,468,& 471 I.P.C. P.S.: Kotwali Laksar, District: Haridwar. ____________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J: Heard Mr. Navneet Kaushik, learned counsel for the applicant / petitioner and Mr. G.S. Sandhu, learned Government Advocate for the State. 2. My attention is invited to order dated 7th January, 2008 passed by a Single Bench of this Court in Criminal Bail Application No. 1403 of 2007, whereby another accused in the same transaction (who was the purchaser of the property) has been released on bail. The petitioner, in the present case, was only a witness. 3. On the analogy of the aforesaid order, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar. (V.K. Gupta, C.J.) 27.02.2008 G