1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 22nd day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1228 of 2011 Criminal Side Smt Kareshna W/o Chandrapal R/o village kurdi P.S Kotwali Manglore District Hardwar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 202 of 2011 Under Section: 304B of I.P.C. Police Station: Kotwali Manglore District: Hardwar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Subhash Tyagi Bhardwaj, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S.Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Smt Kareshna , who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 202 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 304B of I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Manglore, District Hardwar, has sought her release on bail. Applicant is a woman (mother in law). There is no specific role assigned to her in the First Information Report. There are vague allegations of demand of dowry and harassment. Post mortem report shows that deceased has died on account of asphyxia due to drowning. Learned counsel applicant pointed out that on 10th of June 2011, the husband of the deceased had already lodged a report at the police station regarding missing of the deceased. The dead body was recovered on 13.06.2011, where after the First Information Report was lodged by the father of the deceased. Learned counsel for the applicant pleaded that applicant is innocent. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the applicant, and after going 3 through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Smt Kareshna , be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.22.12.2011 Nahid