IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 24th day of August, 2011 1st Bail Application No. 678 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Vidyaram Joshi Son of Shri Bankeram Joshi, 2. Shashi Wife of Vidyaram Joshi, Both Residence of Mohalla Mujjafarnagar, Kelakheda, Police Station Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. …Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party Arising out of F.I.R. No.135 of 2011, Under Section 304B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station –Bazpur, District –Udham Singh Nagar. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Abhishek Verma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicants Vidyaram Joshi and Shashi, who are in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 135 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under Section 304B I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station- Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar have sought their release on bail. Applicant No.1 Vidyaram Joshi, is farther-in-law and applicant No.2 Shashi is mother-in-law of the deceased. A 41/2 months infant female child of the deceased is said to be with applicant No.2 in jail. Learned counsel for the applicant drew attention of this Court to the fact that after the applicants’ daughter-in-law suffered burn injuries on 2 05.06.2011, she was taken to hospital, where she succumbed to injuries. It is further pointed out that it is shocking that after the arrest of the husband of the deceased, the brothers of the deceased, in retaliation came to the house of the applicants, and set their minor daughter aged 15 years on fire, on 08.06.2011, who is also said to have been succumbed to the injuries. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion, as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicants deserve bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicants Vidyaram Joshi and Shashi, be released on bail on executing personal bond by each one of them and furnishing two sureties for each one them, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 24.08.2011 JM