IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 03rd day of Janury, 2008 Criminal Bail Application No. 15 of 2008 Order on the Bail Application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Smt. Kalawati W/o Prem Singh, R/o Balachour, Hosiyarpur (Punjab) ….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ……..Opposite Party ________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No. 356 of 2007 Under Sections 379/411 of I.P.C. P.S. Kotwali Roorkee, District Haridwar. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J Heard Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. In brief the prosecution case is that one golden chain was stolen on 12.10.2007 at 8:00 A.M. With the same averment, the FIR was lodged by Sri Mukesh Yadav on 17.10.2007 at 10:30 A.M. in Police Station Roorkee, District Haridwar against three unknown ladies. Later on, on 21.10.2007 the police have arrested the three ladies namely, Laxmi from whose possession one golden chain was shown to be recovered, the second one was the present applicant from whose possession one Nail cutter was shown to be recovered and the third one was Geeta from whose possession a Nail cutter was also shown to be recovered. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused Smt. Laxmi Devi from whose possession golden chain was recovered has been released on bail by the order of Sessions Judge, Haridwar on 20.11.2007 and the co-accused Geeta alias Laxmi has also been released on bail by the order of Sessions Judge, Haridwar on 20.11.2007 and the co-accused Geeta alias Laxmi has also been released on bail by the order of District & Sessions Judge, Haridwar on 4.12.2007 and on the basis of parity the present applicant is also entitled for bail. After considering all the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion about the final merit of the case, this court is of the view that the present applicant deserves bail at this stage. Let applicant Smt. Kalawati be released on bail on her executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Haridwar. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) January 03, 2008 ARTI