IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 20th day of March, 2009 First Bail Application No. 273 of 2009 Criminal Side Pradeep Singh S/o Ain Singh R/o Village Upala Math Tehsil Purola, District Uttarkashi. ……...Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ……….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 34 of 2008 Under Sections: 302, 201 I.P.C. P.S.: Badkot District: Uttarkashi. _____________________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Shri Vinay Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri H.C. Pujari, Additional Government Advocate for the State. Applicant-Pradeep Singh, who is in jail in connection with criminal case No. 34 of 2008, relating to offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 I.P.C., P.S. Badkot, District- Uttarkashi, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence. It is alleged by the complainant in First Information Report that applicant along with two others was last seen with the deceased. It is pointed out that the First Information Report is highly belated. It is contended that applicant has been named in the First Information Report only on the basis of suspicion as is apparent from the First Information Report. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Pradeep Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Uttarkashi. Dt. 20.03.2009 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S 2 3