IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital the 24 day of Feb, 2003 Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 167 of 2003 Order on the Bail Application CRIMINAL SIDE Jaswant Singh s/o Dilip Singh R/o Tumaria Dam, Maldhan Chaur, P.S.Ramnagar Distt. Nainital …………………..Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal. ……………….. Opposite Party _________________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Crime Case No. 266 of 2002, Under Sections: 304-B, 201/34,I.P.C. and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Police Station: Ramnagar DISTRICT: Nainital. _________________________________________________________________________ By the Court Hon. A.A. Desai, C. J. Heard Mr. A.S. Gill, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri R. S. Sambhal, learned A.G.A. Perused the first information report. Prima Facie, there is motive. The victim was outsed from the house. As per complaint, she reported back. Then, her dead body was found in the forest with multiple injuries. As per prosecution, instrument of offence, namely, the axe was recovered at the behest of the accused. In view of this, I am not inclined to release the accused on bail. The bail application is rejected. Dt. 24.02.2003 (A.A. Desai, C.J.) A