HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated Nainital the 15th December, 2010 2st Bail Application No. 151 of 2010 Order on the bail application of the accused. Sonu Singh @ Pramjit Singh S/o Shri Sobha Singh ……. Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand …….. Opposite Party In Case Crime No. 35 of 2010 U/S 498-A, 304-B, 120-B I.P.C. and ¾ D.P.Act. Police Station Kunda District Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Shri Suhail Siddhique, the learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Harsh Pal Sekhan, Advocate for the complainant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. for the State. A counter affidavit filed today by the learned Addl. G.A. is taken on record. Learned counsel for the applicant states that he does not wish to file the rejoinder affidavit. The wife of the applicant died of burn injuries. The dying declaration of the deceased indicated that her sister-in-law-Baby Kaur was the person who put fire on her on the demand of dowry by the deceased’s father-in-law and mother-in-law. It was also stated that her husband was not present but had telephoned the father-in-law to burn her. The applicant has annexed details of his telephone number to indicate that he did not make any call to his father on the fateful day. Considering the facts that the applicant was not present at home when the incident occurred and without commenting any further on the merit of the case, the court is of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail at this stage. Let the applicant be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 35 of 2010, U/S 498-A, 304-B, 120-B I.P.C. and ¾ D.P.Act., on executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate concerned. Dated 15.12.2010 Shiv (Tarun Agarwala, J.)