1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 28th day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1257 of 2011 Criminal Side Sapan @ Tapan Devnath S/o Manohar Devnath R/o Ward No.20, Jagatpura Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 375 of 2011 Under Sections: 498A, 323, 504, 506, 377 of I.P.C., and one punishable u/s ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Police Station: Rudrapur District: Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. M.K.Ray, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. 2 Applicant– Sapan @ Tapan Devnath , who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 375 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323, 504, 506, 364 and 377 of I.P.C., and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the First Information Report has been got lodged after obtaining orders under section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C. It is pointed out that the allegations against the applicant are vague in nature. It is further submitted that due to matrimonial discord between the complainant and the applicant (husband of the complainant), he has been falsely implicated. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the applicant, and learned counsel for the State, and after going through the papers on record, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. 3 The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Sapan @ Tapan Devnath , be released on bail on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.28.12.2011 Nahid