IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.220 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Amit Chaudhary S/o Dheer Singh R/o Village Libbarhaidi P.S. Manglore, Distt. Haridwar ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party Arising out of Case Crime No.268 of 2009, U/s 498-A/307 IPC & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Kotwali Manglore, Distt. Haridwar Dated: April 7, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. R.P. Nautiyal, Adv. for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the FIR was lodged after 16 days and there is material contradiction in between the averments made in FIR and the statement of victim. Further, the applicant is in jail since last nine months. Lastly, co-accused Dheer Singh @ Lakhan has been granted bail by this Court on 25.9.2009 and the applicant also deserves bail on the basis of parity. After considering all the facts and circumstances, perusing the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record, 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 the applicant Amit Chaudhary 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., Haridwar. The bail application is allowed accordingly. 07.04.2010 Rajeev Dang (Dharam Veer, J.)