IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 25th day of May 2011 I Bail Application No. 359 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Jagdish Lal Gupta S/o Sri Chote Lal Gupta R/o Khajanchi Muhalla, Tehsil and District Almora. ………… Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 12 of 2011 Under Sections: 147, 304, 504, 109 of I.P.C. Police Station: Kotwali Almora District: Almora. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. M.S. Pal, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Mr. Tarun P.S. Takuli, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. T.C. Agarwal, Addl. Govt. Advocate, present for the State. Mrs. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate, present for the complainant. Heard. Applicant Jagdish Lal Gupta, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 12 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 147, 304, 504, 109 2 of I.P.C., police station Kotwali Almora, District Almora, has sought his release on bail. Perusal of the first information report shows that role of exhortation has been assigned to the applicant. There are several accused named in the first information report. No weapon appears to have been used in the crime. From the statement of the son of the deceased, recorded under Section 161 of Cr.P.C., it appears that the applicant Jagdish Lal Gupta was friend (of the deceased), as such, learned counsel for the applicant contended that there was no motive on the part of the applicant to commit the murder. Without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, this court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Jagdish Lal Gupta be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Almora. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 25.05.2011 H.Negi