IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.885 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Menpal ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: October 4, 2010 __________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.56 of 2010 Under Sections 302/201 IPC P.S. Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar ______________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Rajendra Kotiyal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. GA for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that missing report of deceased Munesh was lodged on 17.1.2010 by the complainant and parts of the dead body of the deceased were recovered on 7.3.2010 and after some days the applicant was arrested by the police. He further argued that there is no direct evidence against the applicant. Further, the case rests upon the circumstantial evidence and the chain of circumstances is not complete against the applicant to connect him with the alleged crime. He further submitted that the co-accused Amit Tyagi has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 8.9.2010 and the present applicant is also entitled for bail on the basis of parity. 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 Menpal be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Haridwar. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 4.10.2010 RG