IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Ist Bail Application No.507 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Chandrabhan Prasad @ Raju S/o Chhedi Prasad R/o Village Hansnagar, Rajeev Nagar, P.S. Sampurna Nagar, District Lakhimpur Khiri (U.P.) ..….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: May 13, 2010 Arising out of F.I.R. No.188 of 2009 Under Sections 302, 201, 176 of IPC and u/s 3(2)(5) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 P.S. Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. D.K. Sharma, Advocate for the applicant as well as Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Government Advocate for the State and also perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the present applicant is not named in the FIR. He further argued that it is a case of circumstantial evidence and the chain of circumstances is not complete against the applicant so as to connect him with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the co-accused persons, namely, Sarvjeet Singh and Sandeep Singh have been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 8.3.2010 and co-accused Sukhman @ Sukhwant Singh has already granted bail by this Court vide order dated 5.3.2010 and on the basis of parity, present applicant is also entitled for bail. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of FIR and other papers available on record, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Chandrabhan Prasad @ Raju be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing of two sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of CJM, Udham Singh Nagar. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 13.05.2010 RG