IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 14th October, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 790 of 2008 Order on the bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE 1. Smt. Bhawana Pandey W/o Shri Naveen Chandra 2. Smt. Kamla Pandey W/o Shri Bhuwan Chandra Pandey Both R/o Village Danya, Patwari Circle Danya Tehsil Bhanoli District Almora …Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand …Opposite Party Arising out of case crime No.07 of 2008 Under Section 306 I.P.C. P.S. Naib Tehsildar, Bhanoli District Almora __________________________________________________________ Hon’ble J.C. S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. Nandan Arya, learned A.G.A. for the State. Perused the record. Learned counsel for the applicants contended that co-accused, namely Bhuwan Chandra Pandey has already been released on bail by this Court vide order dated 03.10.2008 passed in B.A. No. 866 of 2008; the present applicants are the ladies who were named in the FIR; there is no eye account of the incident; the statement that the victim has been killed by the applicants-accused is a hearsay statement of Rita Pandey; and Naveen Chandra Pandey informed Rita Pandey about the death of the deceased. The learned counsel for the applicants contended that it is a case of parity. Learned A.G.A. has also contended that it is a case of parity. Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, it is a fit case for bail. Let the applicants-accused 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 14.10.2008 LSR