IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 22nd day of November, 2011 1st Bail Application No.1048 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Naveen Chandra S/o Shri Bhawani Ram R/o Village Laldhak, Ramnagar, District Nainital. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of F.I.R. No. 52 of 2011 Under Section 363, 366, 506, .P.C., Police Station-Kaladungi Haldwani, District Nainital I Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. R.C. Tamta, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant Naveen Chandra, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 52 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 363, 366, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Kaladungi Haldwani, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. Two real sisters Lalita and Tanuja (both daughters of Mohan Singh Khati, Complainant) said to have got married to two real brothers Ranjeet and Naveen Chandra (applicant) both sons of Bhawani Ram, against the wishes of their parents. Lalita and Ranjeet were said to be major, but Tanuja was said to be aged about 17 years only, as per her academic record. 2 Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that as per academic record, the girl (Tanuja) is major. Attention of this Court is also drawn to the statements of the girl (Tanuja) in which, she has supported the stand taken by the present applicant Naveen Chandra, with whom she stated that, she got married. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Naveen Chandra, be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nainital. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 22.11.2011 JM