IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.849 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Vinod S/o Param Lal R/o Braham Puri PS Kotwali Haridwar, Distt. Haridwar ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.196/2010, U/s 302 IPC, PS Kotwali Haridwar, Distt. Haridwar Dated: September 14, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. SK Shandilya, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that he is not named in the FIR. The case rests upon the circumstantial evidence and chain of the circumstances to connect him with the said crime is not complete. Even during investigation, no evidence could be collected by the I.O. to connect him with the said crime and he is in jail since 29.5.2010 and the trial has yet not been started and he has got no previous criminal history. After considering all the facts and circumstances, perusing the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Haridwar. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) September 14, 2010 Rajeev Dang