HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Bail Application No. 974 of 2006 CRIMINAL SIDE Ranjeet Singh s/o Jhabar Singh R/o village Debiyokhal, Patti Vichla Badalpur, Tehsil Lansdown, District Pauri Garhwal …Accused/ Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal …..Opposite Party ___________________________________________ Case Crime No. 1 of 2006 Under Sections 304B, 498A I.P.C. & ¾ Dowry Prevention Act, Patwari Circle Vichla Badalpur-4, District Pauri Garhwal ___________________________________________ Dated: 7.12.06 By the Court Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri D.C.S. Rawat, Advocate for the applicant and the A.G.A. for the prosecution. Accused applicant Ranjeet Singh has applied for bail in case crime No. 1 of 2006 under Sections 304B, 498A I.P.C. & ¾ Dowry Prevention Act, Patwari Circle Vichla Badalpur-4, District Pauri Garhwal. According to the prosecution case the unnatural death of Smt. Mamta was caused within one year of marriage. The F.I.R. is completely silent regarding any cruelty by the applicant. Accused applicant has taken the pleas of alibi and has submitted that at the time of alleged incident he was present in his battalion. A certificate dated 12.10.2006 to this effect issued by the Camp Commandant has been filed along with supplementary affidavit. This fact has not been disputed in the counter affidavit filed by the State. Co-accused Surjeet has already been released on bail in Bail Application No. 943 of 2006 vide order dated 11.10.2006. I have considered the respective submissions of the parties. Without expressing anything on the merit of the case and considering the totality of facts and circumstances, in my opinion, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused applicant be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount of the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. Rajesh Tandon, J. Dated: 7.12.06 *Dhyani