IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of November, 2011 1st Bail Application No.941 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Javed Firoj, S/o Firoj Tuglak, R/o Mohalla Shekhpur, Bade Kabristan Ke Pas, Bahedi, District Bareilly (U.P.). ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of F.I.R./Case Crime No. 300 of 2011, Under Section 8/20 .D.P.S. Act, Police Station- Haldwani, District –Nainital. N Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. B.M. Pingal, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. Applicant Javed Firoj, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R./Crime No. 300 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under Section 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Haldwani, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. Recovery of 400 gms. cannabis (CHARAS) is said to have been made from the applicant. Quantity recovered is less than the minimum commercial quantity. The applicant has no criminal history. 2 In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion, as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Javed Firoj, be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 01.11.2011 JM