IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.360 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Jitendra Kumar Chauhan S/o Durgapal Singh R/o Gawali P.S. Atrauli District Aligarh UP ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party Arising out of Case Crime No.1507 of 2009, U/s 420/467/468/471 IPC, P.S. Almora, District Almora Dated: April 15, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, Adv. for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR while the FIR has been lodged against one Pushpendra Kumar and the case rests upon the circumstantial evidence. Further, there is no evidence as collected by the I.O. to connect the applicant with the aforesaid crime and the chain of the circumstances is not complete against him. Lastly, he is in jail since last two months and has no previous criminal history and the trial has yet not been started. 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 Jitendra Kumar Chauhan be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Almora. The bail application is allowed accordingly. 15.04.2010 Rajeev Dang (Dharam Veer, J.)