IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 13th October, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No.400 of 2008 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Smt. Piruli Devi W/o Shri Gokul Singh Bisht R/o Mohalla – Durga Colony, Roorkee P.S. Kotwali Roorkee District Haridwar …Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No.03 of 2008 Under Section 304-B I.P.C. Police Station G.R.P. Laksar District Haridwar __________________________________________________________ Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. Rajendra Singh, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Nandan Arya, A.G.A. for the State. I have gone through the bail application, documents filed by the applicant, counter affidavit and all the documents filed alongwith the counter affidavit. It was contended on behalf of the applicant-accused that the statements of Dharmendra Singh, Bhupendra Singh and Hira Devi, which have been filed alongwith the counter affidavit, did not disclose about the actual amount of money which was demanded by the applicant as dowry; the evidence of the aforesaid witnesses did not disclose that soon before death the deceased was subject to harassment by the applicant; and the applicant is an old lady. After considering the contents of the FIR, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and the facts & circumstances of the case, it is a fit case for bail. Let the applicant-accused be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 13.10.2008 LSR