IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.897 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Suresh Singh Bisht ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: October 7, 2010 __________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.5/2010 U/Ss 306, 504, 506 IPC and 3(10) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Jhulghat, District Pithoragarh, ______________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. U.P.S. Negi, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. GA for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the alleged incident was said to have taken place on 20.3.2010 however the FIR was lodged on 29.3.2010 and the delay in lodging the FIR is not explained. He further argued that even there is no direct evidence of abatement against the applicant and 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. After considering all the facts and circumstances; on hearing learned counsel for the parties; on perusal of 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 Suresh Singh Bisht be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM concerned. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 7.10.2010 RG