IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 15th day of February 2008 Criminal Bail application no. 133 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Jeewan Singh S/o Sri Jaimal Singh, R/o Village Mauri P.O. Ganiadholi, Tehsil Ranikhet District Almora. ….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttaranchal ……Opposite party Arising out of Case Crime No.01 of 2008 U/Ss.304-B, 498-A, 201, 120-B, 504 I.P.C. and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act Patwari Kshetra Talli Riyuni District Almora. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri S.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri M.C. Pandey, learned counsel for the complainant as well as Sri M.A. Khan, learned brief holder for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that Smt. Manju Rawat was married with Kundan Singh Rawat on 30.04.2006, later on she has committed suicide on 2.01.2008. With the same averments the F.I.R. was lodged by Sri Pan Singh Bisht, father of deceased, on 3.01.2008 at 5:00 P.M. in Patwari Circle Talli Riyuni, District Almora. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant is the father of Prabha Devi, who is the sister-in-law (Jaithani) of the deceased Smt. Manju Rawat. He has further submitted that the present applicant is living about 20 Kilometers away from where the said occurrence taken place in another village Mauri. He has further submitted that the present applicant is not benefited with demand of money. He has further submitted that the applicant is living separately from the family of the deceased and her husband and even from the family of his daughter and her husband. He has further submitted that the applicant is an old aged about 65 years and ailing with serious diseases. After considering all the facts and circumstances, 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 applicant Jeewan Singh be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Almora. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 15.02.2008 Arti