1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 21th Day of July, 2010. Crl. Bail Application No. 687 of 2010 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Girish Chandra S/O Shri Prem Ram R/O village Rikhari Dhobi Patwari Circle, Batula, Tehsil Bhikiyasai, District Almora ….….Applicant(In Jail) State of Uttarakhand ………..Opposite Party Versus Arising out of Case Crime No. 01 of 2009, Under Section: 498A, 304B I.P.C and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Police Station: Patwari Circle Batula, Tehsil Bhikiyasain District: Almora Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. M.A.Khan, Brief Holder, Present for the State. Applicant Girish Chandra who is in jail in connection with Case Crime No. 1 of 2009, relating offences punishable Under Section 498A, 304B I.P.C ., and 2 one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Patwari Circle Batula, Tehsil Bhikiyasain, district Almora, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that though the applicant is husband of the deceased, but he was in Chandigarh, when his wife died in village Rikhari Dhobi in district Almora. It is further pleaded that the applicant is in private service in Chandigarh. It is pointed out that his mother Pushpa Devi was also at Chandigarh, who had gone there for her treatment. From the perusal of the First Information Report also it appears that only co accused Prem Ram( father in law of the deceased) and Kumari Tara (sister in law of the deceased) were in the village on 24.11.2009, when the incident is said to have taken place. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this court is of the view, the applicant deserves bail. Bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Girish Chandra be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Almora. Dt. 21.07.2010 NP (Prafulla.C.Pant.,J)