IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 27th day of December, 2011 1st Bail Application No.1250 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Vipendra Singh, S/o Late Shri Bache Singh, R/o Village Pilkholi Patti Patwari Paniyali Ranikhet District Almora. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Case Crime No. 541 of 2011, Under Section- 354, 307 .P.C. Police Station- Rudrapur, District-Udham Singh Nagar. I Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State. Heard. Applicant Vipendra Singh, who is in jail in connection with Crime No. 541 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 354, 307 I.P.C., Police Station- Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that offence punishable under Section 354 I.P.C., is bailable offence. As to the offence punishable under Section 307 I.P.C., it is pleaded that the injury said to have been caused, is on the leg (not on 2 the vital part). It is further submitted that the applicant fired the shot only in self defense, and minimum force was used. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Vipendra Singh, be released on bail, on executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 27.12.2011 JM