IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 16th day of September, 2009 First Bail Application No. 833 of 2009 Criminal Side Virendra Singh Rawat S/o Sri Khushal Singh Rawat R/o Shantikunj Gali No. 1 Peerumadra, Ramnagar District Nainital. ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R. No. 140 of 2009 Under Sections: 304B, 498A & 120B I.P.C. & ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act. P.S.: Ramnagar District: Nainital. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Smt. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate for the applicant, and Shri M.A. Khan, Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Virendra Singh Rawat, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 140 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Sections 304B, 498A & 120B I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S.: Ramnagar, District- Nainital, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant drew attention of this Court to the copy of the suicide note, annexed as Annexure-C.A. 2 with the counter affidavit, filed on behalf of the State. In the suicide note, the deceased has nowhere mentioned, if any demand of dowry was made. Learned counsel for the applicant contended that since there is no mention of demand of dowry, the ingredients of offences punishable under Section 498A or that of 304B I.P.C. are not made out. 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- Virendra Singh Rawat, 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. (Urgency application No. 2592 of 2009, also stands disposed of). Dt. 16.09.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S