IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 3rd day of August, 2009 First Bail Application No. 630 of 2009 Criminal Side Virendra Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ram Khelawan Sahu R/o C/o Sh. Suresh Sethi Shivalik Vihar Phase-I, Canal Road Kathgodam, District Nainital. ……...Applicant. Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 335 of 2008 Under Sections: 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. P.S.: Rudrapur District: Udham Singh Nagar. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Shri L.K. Verma, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Amit Bhatt, A.G.A. for the State. The Investigating Officer and Bank Manager, are also present. Applicant-Virendra Kumar Sahu, who is in jail in connection with case crime/F.I.R. No. 335 of 2008, relating to offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. P.S.: Rudrapur, District- Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. The allegation against the applicant pertain to forgery in a cheque, which was issued for Rs. 2,000/- and the applicant withdrew Rs. 90,000/- from the bank. There is allegation of commission of similar offence by the applicant with different name in District Haridwar. 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 it is not a fit case for bail. The bail application is rejected. Dt. 03.08.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S 2 3