IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION 1st Bail Application No. 976 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Om Prakash .….Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party ___________________________________________________________________ Arising out of FIR No. 231/2010 U/s 498A, 304B IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, PS Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. ___________________________________________________________________ November 11, 2010 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Heard Mr. MK Ray, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. GA for the State. Learned Counsel for the accused applicant submitted that the present applicant is father-in-law of victim Rinku and he was living separately and he is not at all the beneficiary of alleged demand of dowry. He further submitted that no specific allegation has been made against the applicant. He also submitted that co-accused Jyoti has been granted bail by the Sessions Judge, Udham Singh Nagar and another co-accused Mukesh has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 6.10.2010 and the present applicant is also entitled for bail on the basis of parity. Having heard the submissions of learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record; in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and without commenting upon the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Om Prakash 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.) 11.11.2010 PRABODH