IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated : Nainital the 10th December, 2008 Order on the bail application of accused Criminal First Bail Application No.285 of 2008 CRIMINAL SIDE Gopal Singh S/o Trilok Singh. …Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand … Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime No. 01/2007 Under Sections: 304-B & 201 IPC. Patti-Chauthan, S.T. No. 13/2008, District Pauri Garhwal. _________________________________________________________ Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. Heard Mr. D.C.S. Rawat, Advocate for the applicant, Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. G.A. for the respondent-State & also perused the record. The learned counsel for the applicant contended that as per the statements of the witnesses, it is revealed that a compromise has taken place in between the parties before the SDM concerned but it is not stated anywhere that the deceased was being harassed or tortured in connection with dowry demand; the compromise only contains that the deceased was being ill-treated by her husband; the fact that the informant/the father of the deceased had moved an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (Annexure-2 to the bail application) which states that the deceased/daughter of the informant was never harassed in connection with dowry demand and it is also stated that the informant himself had instructed the in-laws of the deceased to conduct the cremation of the dead body of the deceased. The learned Addl.G.A. refuted the contentions of the learned counsel for the applicant. Considering the contentions of the learned counsel for the parties and having regard to the facts & circumstances of the case in totality, it is a fit case for bail. Let the accused-applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate concerned. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 10.12.2008 V.K.