IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 2nd day of August, 2011 1st Bail Application No. 335 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Surendra Prasad Jugran S/o Late Sh. Chetram R/o Bhauwala, P.S. Sahaspur, Dehradun ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Case Crime No. 137 of 2010 (S.T. No. 197 of 2010) Under Sections 376 I.P.C., Police Station-Sahaspur District Dehradun Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Ms. Suman Sharma, Amicus Curiae, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. Nandan Arya, A.G.A., present for the State. Applicant Surendra Prasad Jugran, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 137 of 2010, relating to offences punishable under Section 376 I.P.C., Police Station-Sahaspur, District-Dehradun (Sessions Trial No. 197 of 2010) has sought his release on bail. Heard learned Amicus Curiae for applicant and learned counsel for State. Serious allegations of rape are made by the minor daughter of the applicant against him. I have gone through the statement of girl recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. and other papers on record. I have also perused the statement of PW-1 Seema Jugran, daughter of the applicant recorded by the trial court. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the Amicus Curiae, and learned counsel for the State and after going through the papers on record, this court is of the view that it is not a fit case for bail. 2 Therefore, without expressing any opinion, as to final merits of the case, the bail application is rejected. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 02.08.2011 JM