1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 8th day of June, 2011 First Bail Application No. 422 of 2011 Criminal Side Phool Singh S/o Harnand R/o Village Jainpur Jhanjhedi P.S. Kotwali Manglaur Tehsil Roorkee District Hardwar …….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand, …..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime. No. 154 of 2010 Under Sections: 302, 201, 364 and 120B I.P.C. Police Station: Jhabrera District: Hardwar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Mohd. Umar, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S.Adhikari,A.G.A, present for the State. Heard. Applicant– Phool Singh, who is in jail in connection with Crime. No. 154 of 2010, relating to 2 offences punishable under section 302, 201, 364 and 120B I.P.C., police station Jhabrera, District Hardwar, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is not named in the First Information Report. It is further submitted that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant in commission of crime. It is a case of circumstantial evidence. Co accused Sukhbeer has already been directed to be released on bail. As per the prosecution story, applicant was not in the Van in which the deceased was lastly taken. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail. The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicant- Phool 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,Hardwar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.8.06.2011 Nahid 3