IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 7th day of February, 2008 First Bail Application No. 116 of 2008 Criminal Side Shams Ahmad S/o Sri Fazal Ahmad R/o Mohalla Lodhi Tolla Purana Shahar P.S.-Baradari, Bareilly Distrcit-Bareilly (U.P.) ......Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ........Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 3244 of 2007 Under Sections: 498A, 323, 316 I.P.C. & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act P.S.: Kichha District: Udham Singh Nagar. Hon'ble Prafulla. C. Pant, J. Heard Shri H.C. Pnade, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri M.A. Khan, learned Brief Holder for the State. Applicant-Shams Ahmad, who is in jail in connection with criminal case No. 3244 of 2007., relating to offences punishable under Section 498A, 323, 316 I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, P.S.: Kichha, District- Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. The First Information Report is delayed by seven days. The applicant is father-in- law of the complainant and 70 years old person, who lives in Bareilly. The incident is said to have taken place in Kichha. The complainant is employed in Kichha and working as Anganbari Karyakarti. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. Let the applicant- Shams Ahmad 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.) Dt. 07.02.2008 Vacation Judge S