IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 18th December, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No.1025 of 2008 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Raees Ahmad @ Chotu S/o Mohd. Ilias …Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 125/2008 Under Section 498-A, 304-B, 323, 506 I.P.C. and section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act P.S. Kichha District Udham Singh Nagar _______________________________________________________ Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. Heard Mrs. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. for the State. Perused the record. After due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR; perusal of the inquest report shows that the father and uncle of the deceased were the witnesses of inquest report; their opinion have been recorded in the inquest report that the deceased herself consumed some poison due to unknown reasons while she was going to the house of her mother-in-law (Phuphia-Saas); the fact that later on her father who was the witness of inquest report has stated that the applicant and others have killed the deceased due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand; no report was lodged when the deceased was taken forcibly by her husband on 28.12.2007 on the date when she died; and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is a fit case for bail. Let the applicant-accused be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 18.12.2008 LSR