IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 2nd day of September, 2009 Bail Application No. 866 of 2009 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Mahaveer S/o Sri Om Prakash R/o Meena Bazaar Banbasa Kasba & P.S. Banbasa, District Champawat. ………… Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party S Arising out of Crime No. 966-B of 2009 Under Sections: 3 / 7 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Police Station: Banbasa District: Champawat. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. S.S. Bhandari, Advocate present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder present for the respondent State. Applicant Mahaveer, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 966-B of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Section 3 / 7 Essential Commodities Act, 1955, P.S. Banbasa, District Champawat, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. It is alleged in the first information report that the applicant was found in illegal possession of the bags of fertilizers. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is a licensed dealer of the fertilizers. It is further submitted that no law has been violated by the applicant. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant Mahaveer be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Champawat. [ [ (Prafulla.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 02.09.2009 H.Negi