IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 1st day of November, 2011 1st Bail Application No.940 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Ravindar Kumar S/o Shri Harphool R/o Village Daulatpur, Police Station Bhadrabad, District Haridwar. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Case Crime No. 8 of 2011, Under Section 302 of I.P.C., olice Station- Satpuli, District –Pauri Garhwal. P Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. Applicant Ravindar Kumar, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 8 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under Section 302 of I.P.C., Police Station- Satpuli, District Pauri Garhwal, has sought his release on bail. It is a case of circumstantial evidence. There is no eyewitness of the incident. The only evidence said to have been collected against the applicant is that he was last seen with the deceased. There are other persons also who were last seen with the deceased. The applicant has no criminal history. 2 From the First Information Report, itself it is clear that applicant is named along with others on suspicion. Learned counsel for the applicant also drew attention of this Court to the fact that co-accused Yogendra Singh with similar role has already been directed to be released on bail. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion, as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Ravindra Kumar, be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Lansdowne. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 01.11.2011 JM