IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 20th day of October, 2010 1st Bail application No. 923 of 2010 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Puran Singh … Applicant Vs State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arising out of Case Crime No. 512 of 2010 Under Sections 302 and 201 of I.P.C. Police Station Kotwali Champawat District Champawat By the court Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Yogesh Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the accused/applicant has argued that the deceased – Suresh Singh had gone on 05.05.2010 with the applicant and other persons and the dead body was recovered on 08.05.2010. The only evidence against the applicant is last scene in the company of the deceased. The case rests upon circumstantial evidence and the chain of circumstances is not complete so as to connect the applicant with the said crime. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the papers available on record and without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Champawat. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 20.10.2010 ASWAL