IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 8th day of September, 2009 First Bail Application No. 892 of 2009 Criminal Side Putan @ Raidas S/o Shri Ramswaroop R/o Khwala Dabar Police Station Pisawa District Sitapur, U.P. ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 121 of 2009 Under Sections: 302, 201 I.P.C. P.S.: Haldwani. District: Nainital. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Shri Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate for the applicant and Shri B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Putan alias Raidas, who is in jail in connection with case crime/F.I.R. No. 121 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 I.P.C. P.S.: Haldwani, District-Nainital, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence. It is further submitted that applicant is not named in the First Information Report. It is contended on behalf of the applicant that the applicant cannot be held guilty on account of statement of the co-accused. 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 applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Putan alias Raidas, 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, Nainital. Dt. 08.09.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S