1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 19th day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1200 of 2011 Criminal Side Yashpal S/o Sant Ram R/o Village Mangarh (Kunwa) Tehsil Chopal, District Shimla Himachal Pradesh …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 17 of 2010 Under Section: 498A of I.P.C, and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Police Station: Patwari Area Tyuni Tehsil District: Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Niranjan Bhatt, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A. present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Yashpal, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 17 of 2010, relating to offence punishable under section 498A of I.P.C., and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Patwari Circle Tyuni Tehsil, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that grievance of the complainant is that the applicant after developing physical relation with her, did not fulfill the promise of marriage. It is also pointed out that First Information Report is delayed by one year. It is further submitted that there is no question of demand of dowry in the present case, nor any harassment is caused for non fulfillment of demand of dowry. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Yashpal, be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Magistrate concerned, Vikas Nagar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.19.12.2011 Nahid 3