IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 21st day of November, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1044 of 2011 Criminal Side Dev Raj Singh S/o Tarsem Singh Dogra R/o Bhawani Ganj, Ramnagar P.S. Ramnagar, District Nainital ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of FIR no. 164 of 2011 Under Sections: 307, 323 IPC Police Station Ramnagar District Nainital ________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Manoj Mohan, Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Applicant- Dev Raj Singh, who is in jail in connection with FIR no. 164 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 307, 323 IPC, Police Station Ramnagar, District Nainital, has sought his release on bail. Heard learned counsel for the parties. -2- Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that from the statement of witnesses recorded under section 161 Cr.P.C., it appears that injured and cousin of the present applicant quarrelled in a drunken state. It is further contended that the injured himself was a aggressor. It is also stated that the applicant has no criminal history. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this court is of the view that applicant deserves bail. The bail application is allowed. Let applicant Dev Raj Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond , and furnishing two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nainital. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 21.11.2011