1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 12th day of December, 2011 Second Bail Application No. 24 of 2011 Criminal Side Babluddin @ Bablu S/o Babuddin @ Shahabuddin R/o Maksood Ali Chowk Bagpate Darwaja Gali No. 5 Delhi Gate, Meerut (U.P) ….Applicant(In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R. No. 343 of 2009 Under Section: 342, 395, 412 and 120B of I.P.C. Police Station: Haldwani District: Nainital Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant– Babluddin @ Bablu , who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 343 of 2009, relating 2 to offences punishable under section 342, 395, 412 and 120B of I.P.C., Police Station Haldwani, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. First bail application was rejected by this court on 10.11.2010. After the first bail application was rejected now more than one year has passed, but still, the trial has not progressed. What to say of the trial, it is pointed out that the case has yet not been committed by the Magistrate to the court of sessions. The applicant is in jail for last two years. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The Second Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant-Babluddin @ Bablu, be released on bail on executing personal bond, and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani. (Urgency Application No. 4489 of 2011 stands disposed of). Registry is directed to send copy of this order also to Sessions Judge Nainital, so that it may see as to why committal of case is unnecessarily delayed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.12.12.2011 Nahid 3