IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of September, 2009 First Bail Application No. 864 of 2009 Criminal Side Smt. Somwati W/o Late Sri Ishwari Singh R/o Mansurpur P.S. Swar District Rampur (U.P.) ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R. No. 38 of 2009 Under Sections: 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 504, 506 I.P.C.. P.S.: Rudrapur. District: Udham Singh Nagar. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Smt. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate for the applicant, and Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Smt. Somwati, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 38 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S.: Rudrapur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. It is alleged that the accused withdrew the amount, awarded by the M.A.C.T. The main co-accused Bhukan Lal Saini, an Advocate, who got the papers prepared, has already been granted bail by the court below. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is an illiterate woman. She is mother of Kumkum (widow of the deceased, who was claimant in the claim petition). It is further pointed out that the amount of Rs. 81,000/- withdrawn, has already been deposited. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the above circumstances, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Smt. Somwati, 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, Udham Singh Nagar. Dt. 01.09.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S