IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 12th day of November, 2009 Bail Application No. 634 of 2009 Criminal Side Balwant Singh, S/o Sri Phool Singh, R/o Village Kanwali, District Dehradun …….Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party. Arising out of Case Crime No. 352 of 2004, Under Sections: 120-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., P.S.: Kotwali Dehradun, District: Dehradun. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Mr. Amish Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Brief Holder for the State. Applicant–Balwant Singh, who is in jail in connection with Case Crime No. 352 of 2004, relating to offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is 68 years old person. It is further submitted that the applicant’s wife is suffering from Cancer. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has committed no cheating with the Bank, as the applicant had sold land of Khasra No. 34 & 43 to one Pradip Jain, who sold land to different persons, namely, Hema Yadav, 2 Sarika Chhabra and Ashish Kumar, who are said to have taken loan from the Bank. The Bank has lodged the First Information Report that the transactions of sale are not genuine. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and the fact that applicant is aged 68 years, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant-Balwant Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.12.11.2009 NS.