IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.285 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Tila Ram S/o Budula Ram R/o Village Erani Patwari Circle Gauna, Tehsil Chamoli District Chamoli ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party ________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.6 of 2009, U/s 302/201/147/506 IPC, Patwari Circle Gauna, Distt. Chamoli Dated: March 30, 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 submitted that the applicant has been named in the FIR on the basis of doubt and no evidence has been collected by the prosecution against him. He further submitted that the only evidence collected by the I.O. against the applicant is that of Hema Devi, who in her statement recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C. (annexed along with the Rejoinder Affidavit as RA1), has not made any allegation against the present applicant for committing the murder of deceased Panmati Devi. He further submitted that the case rests upon the circumstantial evidence and the chain of the circumstance is not complete against the applicant to connect him with the said crime. 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 Tila Ram 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., Chamoli. The bail application is allowed accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 30.03.2010 Rajeev Dang