IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 25th September, 2008 Order on the bail application of accused Criminal First Bail Application No.740 of 2008 CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Narayan Ram, S/o Bhagot Ram, 2. Smt. Vimla Devi, W/o Sri Narayan Ram. Both R/o Ghankhalgaon, Patwari Circle Chanagolu, Tehsil Dwarahat, District Almora. … Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No.02/2008 Under Sections: 498-A/304-B, 120-B of I.P.C & ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. Police Station/Thana: Naib Tehsildar, Ranikhet, District Almora. Hon’ble J.C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. H.C. Pathak, Advocate for the applicants, Mr. Nandan Arya, Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent-State and also perused the record. The learned counsel for the applicants contended that the deceased was residing with her husband at Chiliyanaula and from where, it was learnt that the deceased went missing from the house & subsequently, her dead body was recovered; the role of the husband assigned in the F.I.R is different to the present applicants; the applicants are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased & they were not residing in the house at the time of the death of the deceased; the alleged cruelty relating to dowry demand was committed by the husband of the deceased with the aid of the present applicants; the main allegations are against the husband of the deceased; and the allegations against the present applicants are different from the husband of the deceased. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case in totality, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused-applicants be released on bail on executing a personal bond each and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. (J.C.S.Rawat, J.) Dated 25.09.2008 V.K