1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 14th day of October, 2011 First Bail Application No. 652 of 2011 Criminal Side 1. Satnam Singh S/o Harpal Singh R/o Tiliyapur, Shakti Farm Thana Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar 2. Mukhatyar Singh S/o Amarjeet Singh R/o village Kalluwal Thana Rehad, District Bijnour (U.P) ….Applicants (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/ F.I.R. No. 345 of 2011 Under Sections: 41/102 of Cr.P.C., and 420 of I.P.C Police Station: Rudrapur District: Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Harshapal Sekhon, Advocate, present for the applicants. 2 Mr. T.C.Aggarwal, Additional G.A, present for the State. Heard. Applicants– Satnam Singh and Mukhatyar Singh, who are in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 345 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 41/102 of Cr.P.C., and one punishable under section 420 of I.P.C, police station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, have sought their release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the stolen vehicle said to have been recovered with fake papers from the applicants, was actually purchased bonafide by applicant no.1 Satnam Singh from one Vinod Kumar of Haryana. Applicant no.2 Mukhatyar Singh was only accompaning him. It is further pleaded that the applicants had no knowledge that the vehicle is stolen property from Maharashtra. The applicants are in jail for last two and half months. They have no criminal history. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicants deserve bail. 3 The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicants- Satnam Singh and Mukhatyar Singh, be released on bail on executing personal bond by each one of them, and furnishing two sureties, for each one of them, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. (Urgency Application No. 3821 of 2011 stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.14.10.2011 Nahid