IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 16th day of December, 2009 Ist Bail Application No.1230 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Chandra Mohan .…. Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party ___________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 01 of 2009, U/s 498-A & 304-B I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act Patwari Circle Silkakhal (Kirti Nagar), District Tehri Garhwal. _______________________________________________________________ December 16, 2009 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, Advocate for the accused applicant. Mr. M.A. Khan, Brief Holder for the State. Heard. Learned Counsel for the accused applicant submitted that the present applicant is the brother-in-law of the deceased Smt. Rekha. He further argued that no specific allegation has been made against the accused applicant in the FIR and the allegations made against him are general in nature. He further submitted that the applicant was residing separately from the deceased and her husband and could not be said to be the beneficiary of the demand of dowry. He also argued that co-accused Dharmanand Balodi and Smt. Shakuntala Devi have been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 3.12.2009 and 8.12.2009 respectively and the present accused applicant is also entitled for bail on the basis of the parity. After due consideration of the submissions of the learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that accused applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Chandra Mohan be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Tehri Garhwal. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 16.12.2009 PRABODH 2