IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 15th day of February 2008 Criminal Bail application no. 77 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Mahendra S/o Sri Jaipal, R/o Village Chausara, Police Station Bisalpur, District Pilibhit, U.P. ….Applicant/ appellant Versus State of Uttaranchal … Opposite party Arising out of case crime no. 3142 of 2007 U/Ss 411,414,420,467,468,471, I.P.C. & Section 41/102 Cr.P.C. Police Station Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Prem Kaushal, learned counsel for the applicant/ accused and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 18.07.2007 one Honda Splender Motor Cycle was recovered from the possession of the present accused who was accompanied with the co-accused Rajesh Kumar @ Guddu. Lateron, on the pointing out of the present accused and co-accused Rajesh Kumar 5 other Motor Cycles were recovered from the bushes and the accused/applicant could not show papers in relation to these Motorcycles. With the identical averments a first information report in this regard was lodged on 18.07.2007 at about 10:30 p.m. at Police Station Majhola, District Udham Singh Nagar. Learned counsel for the applicant, first of all, has submitted that the co-accused Rajesh Kumar has been granted bail by this Court on 11th December 2007, therefore he is also entitled to bail on the basis of parity. It is further submitted that prior to this case, the applicant has not got any criminal history. After considering all the facts and circumstances and without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant/accused Mahendra be released on bail on his executing a person bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Udham Singh Nagar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) February 15, 2008: NCM: