IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 10th day of March, 2010 Urgency Application No. 847/2010 Ist Bail Application No. 167 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Dharmendra .….Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party ___________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 292/2009, U/s 386, 120-B IPC, PS Kotwali Ranipur, District Haridwar. _______________________________________________________________ March 10, 2010 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Mr. S.K. Shandilya, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. M.A. Khan, Brief Holder for the State. In view of the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, urgency application is allowed. Heard on the bail application of the accused applicant. Learned Counsel for the accused applicant argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR and the case against him rests on circumstantial evidence. He further argued that there is no direct evidence against the accused applicant to connect him with the alleged crime and the chain of circumstances is not complete against him. Having heard the submissions of learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record; in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and without commenting upon the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Dharmendra be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties, each in like amount, to the satisfaction of Magistrate concerned. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 10.3.2010 PRABODH 2