IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 13th day of October, 2011 First Bail Application No. 814 of 2011 Criminal Side Satpal Singh S/o Shri Karan Pal R/o 794 Arjun Camp Mahipalpur, New Delhi ……...Applicant ( in Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …..….Opposite Party Arising out of case crime no. 13 of 2011 Under Section: 363, 366, 376 IPC and under section 3(1) (xii) S.C./S.T. Act Police Station Ranikhet District Almora -________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Amish Tewari , Advocate, present for the applicant. Mr. T.C. Agrawal, Addl. G.A., present for the State This is correction application moved on behalf of the applicant to add section 3(1)(xii) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted -2- that originally the case was not registered in connection with offences punishable under section 363, 366, 376 IPC, but at the time of filing charge sheet offence punishable under section 3(1)(xii) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been added by the Investigating Officer. In the above circumstances correction application is allowed. Let correction be made in the application as prayed by the applicant. Correction is made in the court Also heard on bail application. Applicant- Satpal Singh, who is in jail in connection with crime no. 13 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 363, 366, 376 IPC, and one punishable under section 3(1)(xii) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Police Station Ranikhet, District Almora, has sought his release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant on her own volition had accompanied him as she wanted to marry him. It is further submitted that the girl told the applicant that she was major. The medical report shows that the girl is aged between 16 and 18 years. It is clear from the statement of the girl that she has previous acquaintance with the applicant, from two three years before, and they used -3- to talk on phone. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and after going through the papers on record, 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 the applicant Satpal Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond, and furnishing two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Almora. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 13.10.2011