IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 25th day of May 2011 I Bail Application No. 105 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Pintu @ Bunti S/o Chandrapal R/o Village Maidoli, P.S. Gunnor District Badayun, U.P. At present R/o Village Indrajeetgadi P.S. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. ………… Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime / FIR No. 114 of 2010 (S.T. No. 101 / 2010) Under Sections: 302 / 201 of I.P.C. Police Station: Kashipur District: Udham Singh Nagar. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. G.C. Lakhchaura, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant Pintu @ Bunti, who is in jail in connection with Crime / FIR No. 114 of 2010 (Sessions Trial No. 101 of 2010), relating to offences punishable under Section 302 / 201 of I.P.C., police station 2 Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence. It is pointed out that from the statement of witnesses only this much is shown that the deceased was last seen with the applicant having alcohol together. On the other hand, on behalf of the State it is pointed out that the recovery of the weapon has been made on pointing out of the applicant. 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 the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Pintu @ Bunti be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 25.05.2011 H.Negi