IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.654 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Rakesh Singh S/o Virendra Singh R/o Village Budoli, Patti Sarjula, P.S. Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal State of Uttarakhand Versus ..….Applicant (In Jail) …….Opposite party Dated: August 30, 2010 Arising out of Case Crime No.2986/2010 U/Ss 306, 497, 506 of IPC P.S. New Tehri, District Tehril Garhwal Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. A.M. Saklani, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Additional Government Advocate for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the said incident was taken place on 26.4.2010, however, the FIR was lodged after ten days and the delay in lodging the FIR is not explained. He further argued that the deceased Smt. Reena Devi and the applicant were the consenting party. Further, the case rests upon the circumstantial evidence and the chain of circumstances is not complete so as to connect the applicant with the said crime. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers 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 Rakesh Singh be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Tehri Garhwal. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 30.8.2010 RG