IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 16th day of December, 2009 Ist Bail Application No.1213 of 2009 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Ravi @ Randhir .…. Applicant (In jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Opposite Party ___________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 227 of 2009, U/s 302, 307, 120-B, 34, 212 I.P.C. PS Ranipur, District Haridwar. _______________________________________________________________ December 16, 2009 HON’BLE DHARAM VEER, J. Smt. Monica Pant, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Arvind Vashistha, Advocate for the accused applicant. Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. with Mr. M.A. Khan, Brief Holder for the State. Heard. Learned Counsel for the accused applicant argued that the accused applicant has not been named in the FIR. She further submitted that Dalchand was murdered on 25.6.2009 at about 7.40 am by three unknown persons and as conspirators, Manoj, Sonu, Pushpalata and Dinesh have been named in the FIR. She further argued that the only evidence collected by the I.O. against the accused applicant is that he had visited co-accused Manoj in the jail. She further argued that there is no direct or circumstantial evidence collected by the I.O. to connect the accused applicant with the said crime. She lastly submitted that there is no criminal history against the accused applicant, who is in jail and the trail is yet to begin. After due consideration of the submissions of the learned Counsel for the parties; perusal of the contents of the FIR and other papers available on record and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and without expressing any opinion about the final merits of the case, the Court is of the view that accused applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let the applicant Ravi @ Randhir 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, Haridwar. Bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 16.12.2009 PRABODH 2