IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 23rd day of September, 2009 Bail Application No. 950 of 2009 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Smt. Basanti @ Bachuli Devi W/o Sri Meharban Singh R/o Gandhi Nagar, Bindukhatta, P.S. Lalkuan, District Nainital. ………… Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand ………… Opposite Party S Arising out of Crime No. 103 of 2009 Under Sections: 304B, 498A of I.P.C. & 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act Police Station: Lalkuan District: Nainital. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate present for the applicant. Mr. M.A. Khan, Brief Holder present for the respondent State. Applicant Smt. Basanti @ Bachuli Devi, who is in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 103 of 2009, relating to offences punishable under Section 304-B, 498-A of the I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, P.S. Lalkuan, District Nainital, has sought her release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Applicant is mother-in-law of the deceased. No specific role has been assigned to the applicant. The postmortem report indicates it a case of poisoning. From the perusal of papers on record it appears that the in-laws of the deceased had taken her to hospital where she died. Without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant Smt. Basanti @ Bachuli Devi be released on bail, on her executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani. [ (Prafulla.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 23.09.2009 H.Negi 2