IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 03rd day of January, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 13 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Manmohan Sharma S/o Nand Kishore R/o Loko Bazar Laksar, P.S. Kotwali Laksar, District Haridwar. …..Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party ____________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 38 of 2007 Under Sections 379 and 411 IPC, P.S. G.R.P. Laksar, District Haridwar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Parikshit Saini, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that on 6.11.2007, 3-4 persons have taken the purse from the pocket of the complainant and in inside the purse Rs.450/- were there. With the same averment, the FIR was lodged against the present applicant along with 3-4 unknown persons by complainant Balbir Singh on 6.11.2007 at 10:10 P.M. in Police Station G.R.P. Laksar, District Haridwar. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that when the co-accused persons were arrested by the police the recovery of the said purse and Rs.450/- was not shown from the possession of the present applicant. He has further submitted that the said Rs.450-/ was shown to be recovered from the possession of the co-accused Satish. He has further submitted that the applicant is in jail since 6.11.2007 and the trial of the case has not yet been started. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merit of the case, this court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let applicant Manmohan Sharma be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of J.M. Laksar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) January 03, 2008 ARTI