IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal First Bail Application No.141 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Anil Rana ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.6655 of 2009, U/s 8/18 NDPS Act,P.S. Muni-ki-Reti, Distt. Tehri Garhwal Dated: March 17, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Karan Anand, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that on 16.12.2009, about 20 grams of heroin was said to be recovered from the possession of the applicant/accused. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the commercial quantity of heroin is 250 grams while the heroin recovered from the possession of the present applicant is only 20 grams which is less than the commercial quantity. Lastly, he is in jail since 16.12.2009 and he has got no criminal history before this case. After considering all the facts and circumstances, 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 Anil Rana be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Special Judge/ Sessions Judge, Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Distt. Tehri Garhwal. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Urgency application no.723/09 also stands disposed of) (Dharam Veer, J.) 17.03.2010 Rajeev Dang