IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 5th day of February, 2008 First Bail Application No. 1490 of 2007 Criminal Side Sonu Misra S/o Sri Kishan Chandra Misra, R/o 295 Gandhi Gram, P.S. Patel Nagar, Guru Road, New Basti, Dehradun. ......... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ........... Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 181 of 2007 Under Sections: 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act P.S.: Patel Nagar, District: Dehradun. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Urgency Application No. 99 of 2008 is allowed. Heard Mr. Vinod Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. S.S. Adhikari, learned Addl. Government Advocate for the State. Applicant – Sonu Misra, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 181 of 2007 relating to offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 304-B I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, P.S. Patel Nagar, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. From the First Information Report, it appears that the deceased got married to applicant Sonu Misra against the wishes of their parents, as it was a love marriage. It is argued that there is no question of harassing the deceased for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry in such case. It is also pointed out on behalf of the applicant that the deceased died in her mother’s house. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant Sonu Misra be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Vacation Judge 05.02.2008 G