IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 22nd day of November, 2011 1st Bail Application No.1045 of 2011 Order on the Bail Application: CRIMINAL SIDE Pawan Sharma, S/o Sri. Ashok Sharma, R/o Mohalla-Bhadaipura, Ward No. 4. P.S. Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. ………Applicant Versus tate of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party S Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 471 of 2011 Under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 436, 153A, 336, 427 I.P.C. and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station-Rudrapur, District Udham Singh agar. N Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Navneet Kaushik, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. D.K.Sharma, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Heard. Applicant Pawan Sharma, who is in jail in connection with Crime/F.I.R. No. 471 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 436, 153A, 336, 427 of I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station- Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, has sought his release on bail. It is a case of Hindu and Muslim riots, which broke out in Rudrapur. 37 persons are named and many others from both 2 the communities are said to be accused in the case. There are casualties on both the sides. No specific role has been assigned to the present applicant. It is not clear who has committed what offence. Co-accused Gendan Lal is said to have been granted bail by this Court. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Pawan Sharma, be released on bail, on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 22.11.2011 JM