IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Criminal I Bail Application No.421 of 2010 Order on the Bail application of accused CRIMINAL SIDE Ranjeet Singh S/o Harbansh Singh R/o Bazri Company, Lalkuan, P.S. Lalkuan, District Nainital ……….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ------- Opposite party Arising out of FIR No.137 of 2010, U/s 384 IPC, P.S. Rudrapur, District U.S. Nagar Dated: April 29, 2010 Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Mr. D.K. Sharma, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that he has falsely been implicated in the said crime and he never demanded any ransom from the complainant nor there is any direct evidence against him for the demand of ransom. Further, he has got no criminal history and this fact has also been admitted in paragraph no.12 of the counter affidavit filed by the State. Lastly, he is in jail since 9.3.2010 and the trial has yet not been started. 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 Ranjeet Singh be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, U.S. Nagar. The bail application is allowed accordingly. 29.04.2010 Rajeev Dang (Dharam Veer, J.)