IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 21st day of February 2008 Criminal First Bail application no. 115 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused person. CRIMINAL SIDE Chet Ram S/o Sri Ram Charan, R/o Kala Ratan Pur, P.S. Pakwarha, District Moradabad (U.P.) ... Applicant/appellant Versus State of Uttaranchal ... Opposite party Arising out of case crime no. 58/2007 U/Ss, 302 I.P.C. Police Station-Kalagarh, District Pauri Garhwal. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Siddhartha Bisht, learned counsel for the applicant/ accused and Sri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State and perused the record. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 04.09.2007 at about 1:30 p.m. at New Colony, Kalagarh Bazar the co-accused Ganga Ram caused injuries to Udai Raj with knife and the present applicant/accused was present at the time of the occurrence. With the same averments a F.I.R. was lodged by Dharam Singh on the same day at about 2:20 p.m. at Police Station Kalagarh, district Pauri Garhwal. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that no role has been assigned to the present accused/applicant in the First Information Report. Moreover it was stated that the applicant was present on the place of the occurrence at the date and time of the incident. It is further stated that specific role has been assigned to the co-accused Ganga Ram, which has caused and inflicted injuries to the deceased Udai Raj. It is further stated that the accused is in jail since almost five months and the trial of the case has yet not started. After considering all the facts and circumstances 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/accused Chet Ram be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Pauri Garhwal. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) February 21, 2008: NCM: