IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 3rd day of August, 2011 First Bail Application No. 468 of 2011 Criminal Side Ravi Thapa S/o Prem Singh Thapa R/o Village Ramgarh P.S. Patel Nagar, District Dehradun ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No. 55 of 2011 Under Section: 498A, 304B IPC and ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act. Police Station Patel Nagar District Dehradun -___________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Shri R.P. Nautiyal, Advocate, present for the applicant. Shri Nandan Arya, A.G.A., present for the State. Applicant- Ravi Thapa, who is in jail in connection with crime no. 55 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 304B IPC, and one punishable under section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Patel Nagar, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail. -2- Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is brother-in-law (DEVAR) of the deceased. It is further submitted that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant Ravi Thapa either by the witnesses or by the deceased in her dying declaration. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that applicant Ravi Thapa deserves bail. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. Let the applicant Ravi Thapa, be released on bail on executing personal bond, and furnishing two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 03.08.2011