IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal Ist Bail Application No.1245 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Shyam Singh S/o Hari Singh ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.74 of 2009, U/Ss 489-A/489-C/489-D/489-E/120-B IPC, Police Station Kotwali Laksar, Distt. Haridwar Dated: December 22, 2009 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Km. Suman Sharma, Advocate for the applicant and Sri Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. GA for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that at the time of arrest of the applicant on 2.4.2009, 21 fake currency notes in the denomination of Rs.50/- each and 10 fake currency notes in the denomination of Rs.100/- each, in total Rs.11,500/- were shown to be recovered from his possession. He further submitted that the recovery of fake currency notes is a crime punishable u/s 489-C IPC which is a bailable offence. Further, co-accused Masabir and Khurshid have been released on bail by this Court on 17.11.2009 and 19.11.2009 respectively and the applicant also deserves bail on the basis of parity. 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-Shyam Singh be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and also on furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Haridwar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 22.12.2009 Rajeev Dang