IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of March, 2011 I Bail Application No. 160 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Purushottam S/o Sri Devi Dutt R/o Village Sirkot District Bageshwar. ………… Applicant Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand Through its Secretary Deptt. of Home, Dehradun. 2. Sri Kailash Chand S/o Sri Jai Dutt R/o Village Gumadh, Tehsil Tharali, District Chamoli. ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 01 of 2011 Under Sections: 306 of I.P.C. Police Station: Tharali District: Chamoli. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Pradeep Hairiya, Advocate, with Mr. Yogesh Tiwari, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Government Advocate, present for the State. Applicant Purushottam, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 01 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under Section 306 of I.P.C., police station Tharali, District Chamoli, has sought his release on bail. 2 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that four persons are named on suspicion including the applicant, by the complainant. The first information report is delayed by four days. Incident is of night. There appears no eyewitness of the incident. In the above circumstances, 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 Purushottam 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, Chamoli at Gopeshwar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 01.03.2011 H.Negi