IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal Bail Application No.75 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Dhiraj Kumar S/o Ram Singh ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.576 of 2008, U/Ss 363/366/368/120-B IPC, P.S. Kotwali, Distt. Dehradun Dated: January 29, 2009 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Vinod Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that an FIR was lodged of missing of Km. Meenakshi on 6.11.2008 at 1:30 P.M. at P.S. Kotwali, Distt. Dehradun by Vijendra Singh Pundir, father of Km. Meenakshi. It was also stated in the FIR that the age of the victim is 20 years. It was further stated that the victim is missing since 3.11.2008. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that during the investigation, it has come into the knowledge of the I.O. that the victim Km. Meenakshi had gone with Mangal @ Kandal (brother-in-law of applicant) and both of them are living at Allahabad. Learned brief holder has argued that the only evidence against the applicant is that he knows the whereabouts of Mangal @ Kandal and the victim Km. Meenakshi, however he is not disclosing their address. On the contrary, learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that the applicant has got no address of Mangal @ Kandal and that of victim Km. Meenakshi and even he has got no connection with them. He further submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated being the brother-in-law of Mangal @ Kandal and he is in jail since 18.12.2008. After considering all the facts and circumstances, 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 applicant Dhiraj Kumar be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Dehradun. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) Vacation Judge 29.1.2009 Rajeev Dang