IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 22nd day of November, 2011 1st Bail Application No.955 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Umesh Chandra Arya S/o Sri Ram Lal R/o Saliyakot, P.S. Mukhteshwar, District Nainital. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Case Crime No. 15 of 2011 Under Sections 8/20 .D.P.S. Act, Police Station-Bhimtal, District Nainital. N Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. M.A.Khan, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. Hariom Bhakuni, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. Applicant Umesh Chandra Arya, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 15 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Bhimtal, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. 1.300Kg (One Kilogram and three hundred gm) of cannabis (CHARAS) is said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is innocent and false recovery has been shown from him. The applicant has no criminal history. It is pleaded that there is no public witness of recovery. 2 Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the applicant and the learned counsel for the State and after going through the papers on record, in the above facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Umesh Chandra Arya, 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.) 22.11.2011 JM