IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.526 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Bimla Joshi W/o Girish Joshi R/o Village Sunoli (Phulani) Post Sunoli, Tehsil and District Almora ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: May 21, 2010 Arising out of Case Crime No.125/2010 U/Ss 498A, 304B IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act P.S. Someshwar, Tehsil and District Almora Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Amish Tiwari, Advocate for the applicant as well as Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Government Advocate for the State and also perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is sister-in-law (JETHANI) of the deceased. He argued that the allegations made in the FIR are general in nature. Further, the applicant is not at all beneficiary of the alleged demand of dowry. He further submitted that the co- accused Rebadhar Joshi has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 28.4.2010 and the present applicant is also entitled for bail on the basis of parity. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of FIR and other papers available on record, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Bimla Joshi be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of CJM, Almora. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 21.05.2010 RG