IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No. 585 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Katkoo @ Bhupender Singh S/o Bijender Singh R/o Village Jokhni, Patti Bisht Tehsil Chinyalisaur P.S. Dharasu, District Uttarakashi ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ……. Opposite party Dated : June 17, 2010 __________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 17 of 2009 ( Special Trial No. 5/10) U/Ss 376, 504, 506 of IPC and Section 3(1)(x)(xii) of SC/ST P.S. Dharasu, District Uttarkashi _______________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Dharam Veer,J. Heard Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the applicant as well as Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Government Advocate for the State and also perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the FIR of the said incident has been lodged after six months. He further argued that the victim was major on the date of incident and she was a consenting party. It is pleaded that the applicant is in jail since 30.4.2010 and he have got no previous criminal history. After considering all the facts and circumstances; on hearing learned counsel for the parties; on perusal of the contents of 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-Katkoo @ Bhupender Singh be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Uttarkashi. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 18.6.2010 PRABODH