IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 24th November, 2008 Order on the bail application of accused Criminal First Bail Application No.931 of 2008 CRIMINAL SIDE Indra Singh, S/o Khushal Singh, R/o Village Sikura, P.S. Kotwali Almora, District Almora. ….Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No.687/2008 Under Sections: 302/201 IPC & 3 (2) (V) SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. P.S. Kotwali Almora, District Almora. ________________________________________________________ Hon’ble J.C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. R.S. Sammal, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A for the respondent-State & also perused the record. After due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties; the contents of the F.I.R; perusal of the statements of Rohit Bisht, Rajendra Bisht & Surat Sirohi; the fact that the statements of Kunwar Ram & Abhilasha Tiwari were recorded on 16.6.2008 i.e. after sixteen days of the incident; the fact that both the witness are advocates and they informed the investigating officer after the delay of six days about the fact that they saw the accused applicant in the company of the deceased; and in the facts & circumstances of the case, I deem it proper to release the accused applicant on bail. Let the accused-applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 24.11.2008 V.K