IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital the August 22, 2006 Bail Application No. 292 of 2006 Order on the bail application of the accused CRIMINAL SIDE Mange Ram S/o Shri Jyoti Prasad R/o Ajabpur Kalan Police Station Dalanwala District Dehradun … Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal …Opposite Party -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arising out of Case Crime No. 6 of 2006 Under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act Police Station Dalanwala District Dehradun By the court Hon'ble B.C. Kandpal, J. The applicant has applied for bail in case Crime No. 6 of 2006 Under Sections 498-A, 304-B of I.P.C. & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Dalanwala, District Dehradun. Heard Sri R.P. Nautiyal, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. and perused the record. The applicant is the husband of the deceased – Smt. Reena who was married with the applicant on 20.04.2004. It is mentioned in the First Information Report that the applicant and the other family members started committing cruelty upon the deceased on account of demand of dowry and the deceased died in the house of the applicant on 10.01.2006 by burn injuries. This is a case of custodial death and Smt. Reena has died in the house of her husband under the suspicious circumstances within a period of seven years of her marriage. The specific allegation for demand of dowry and cruelty committed upon the deceased on account of dowry is available. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that it is not a case for bail at this stage. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 22.08.2006 ASWAL