IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 17th day of September, 2009 Bail Application No. 814 of 2009 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Mukesh S/o Sri Jagdish R/o Mohalla Kassawan, P.S. Bijnor Tehsil Bijnor, District Bijnor U.P. ………… Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 907 of 2008 Under Sections: 419, 467, 468, 471 of I.P.C. Police Station: Kotwali Pauri District: Pauri Garhwal. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. U.P.S. Negi, Advocate present for the applicant. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder present for the respondent State. Applicant Mukesh, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 907 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Section 419, 467, 468, 471 of I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Pauri, District Pauri Garhwal, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. It appears that one Hori was facing trial before the Special Judge, Pauri Garhwal, in Special Sessions Trial No. 11 of 2007, relating to offences punishable under Section 21 / 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Two persons stood sureties for him when he was granted bail. When he did not appear during trial notices were issued to the sureties, but the sureties denied having signed the bail bonds. On this certain enquires were made and F.I.R. was lodged (Crime No. 907 of 2008) relating to offences punishable under Section 419, 467, 2 468, 471 of I.P.C. against two persons namely Babu @ Jaswant and Tito @ Ghasita. Present applicant Mukesh was not named in it. Now the present applicant is in jail for last almost six months. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, 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 Mukesh be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pauri Garhwal. [ (Prafulla.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 17.09.2009 H.Negi 3