IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 18th day of December 2009 Ist Bail Application No.938 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Prakash Dhami ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: December 18, 2009 ____________________________________________________________________ Arising out of F.I.R. No.09/2009 u/S 302/34 of IPC P.S. Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar ________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri A.S. Gill, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri M.A. Khan, learned brief holder for the State as well as Sri Pratiroop Pandey, learned counsel for the complainant. Perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the role assigned to the present applicant is similar as to the role assigned to the co-accused Jitendra Singh Bisht @ Jeetu, who has already been enlarged on bail by the order of this Court dated 18.6.2009. This fact is also conceded by the learned brief holder for the State as well as by learned counsel for the complainant. Learned counsel for the applicant has, thus, submitted that the present applicant is also entitled for bail on the basis of parity. It is further submitted that the other co-accused Narendra Singh Takuli and Sameer Ahmad has also been released on bail by this Court vide orders dated 18.5.2009 and 5.6.2009 respectively. After considering all the facts and circumstances; on hearing learned counsel for the parties; on perusal of the contents of the F.I.R. and other papers available in file, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant-Prakash Dhami be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Udham Singh Nagar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 18.12.2009 RG