IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal First Bail Application No.1186 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Charan Singh 2. Hayat Singh ……….Applicants (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.0/09 U/Ss 498-A/147/504/506 IPC & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Patwari Circle Chopra, Distt. Rudraprayag Dated: December 17, 2009 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, Advocate for the applicant and Sri Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. GA for the State. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that no specific allegation has been made against the present applicants for the demand of dowry. He further submitted that the applicants are living in Mumbai and as per the averments made in the FIR, no demand of dowry was made within Patwari Circle Chopra, Distt. Rudraprayag and that the case registered against the applicants is not as per law. He further submitted that the applicants are in jail since 3.11.2009 and the trial has yet not been started. After considering all the facts and circumstances, on hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the contents of the FIR and other material on record, without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicants-Charan Singh & Hayat Singh be released on bail on each of their executing personal bonds and also on furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Rudraprayag. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 17.12.2009 Rajeev Dang