HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

First Bail Application No.125 of 2023

Bharat Singh

….....Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand

….….Opposite Party

Present:-

Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate holding brief of Mr. B.M.

Pingal, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr. Lalit Miglani, AGA along with Ms. Mamta Joshi, Brief

Holder for the State.

Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)

Applicant Bharat Singh is in judicial custody in

FIR/ Case Crime No.34 of 2022, under Section 51 of The

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (for short, “the Act”), Police

Station Gopeshwar, District – Chamoli. He has sought his

release on bail.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the parties and

perused the record.

3.

According to the case, on 25.11.2022, skin of the

leopard was allegedly recovered from the accused. It is the

case of recovery.

4.

Learned counsel for the applicant would submit

that the recovery is doubtful; applicant is not a previous

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convict; there is no chance of tampering with the evidence;

and the applicant has three minor children to look after.

5.

Learned State counsel would submit that the

skin of leopard was recovered from the applicant.

6.

Having considered, this Court is of the view that

it is a case fit for bail and the applicant deserves to be

enlarged on bail.

7.

The bail application is allowed.

8.

Let the applicant Bharat Singh be enlarged on

bail on his furnishing personal bond and executing two

reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction

of the court concerned.

(Ravindra Maithani, J.)

Vacation Judge

24.01.2023

NR/SS