1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 26th day of July, 2011 First Bail Application No. 558 of 2011 Criminal Side Kurba S/o Sri Shyam Singh R/o Village Pairwala P.S Kotwali Dehat, District Bijnaur (U.P), at present R/o New Roshnabad P.S.Kotwali, Ranipur, District Hardwar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 202 of 2011 Under Sections: 376 and 511 Police Station: Kotwali Ranipur District: Hardwar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Manoj Bisht, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A, present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Kurba, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 202 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 376/511 I.P.C, police station Kotwali Ranipur, District Hardwar, has sought his release on bail. It is a case of rape with a minor girl (child), aged three and half years. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is innocent, and implicated only due to suspicion. It is further pleaded that no offence of rape has been committed on the girl. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and after going through the papers on record, this court is of the view, that it is not a fit case for bail. Without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, the bail application is rejected. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.26.07.2011 Nahid