IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Dated: Nainital: the 29th day of September 2008 Ist Criminal Bail Application No.509 of 2008 Order on the Bail application of accused. CRIMINAL SIDE Satya Narayan S/o Sri Vashwa Nand R/o Village Tiloth, Patti Barhagarhi, Tehsil Bhatwari, District Uttarkashi ….Applicant (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand …….Opposite party Dated: 29th September, 2008 ____________________________________________________________________ Arising out of Case Crime No.33 of 2008 Under Sections 498A, 304B, 120B I.P.C. & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act P.S. Kotwali, District-Uttarkashi ____________________________________________________________________ Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard Sri Lokendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Prabhakar Joshi, learned brief holder for the State. In brief, the prosecution case is that the deceased Smt. Sangeeta was married to Chandra Shekar Mishra on 4.12.2004 and after the marriage her husband started harassing her for the demand of dowry. On 28.4.2008, complainant-Mohan Lal received information that his daughter is in District Hospital. Then, he went to the district hospital and there he found that his daughter has died. It was further averted that the present applicant Satya Narayan, Chandra Shekar, mother of Chandra Shekhar and the wife of present applicant has committed murder of her daughter. With the same averments, F.I.R. was lodged by Mohan Lal on 29.4.2008 at 10:45 a.m. in P.S. Kotwali, Uttarkashi. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the present applicant is the brother-in-law (DEVAR) of the deceased Sangeeta and he was living separately from the deceased Sangeeta and Chandra Shekar. He has further submitted that no allegation of dowry just before the death of Sangeeta is made against him in the F.I.R. and even no specific allegation of the said crime is made against him. He has further submitted that the allegations made in the F.I.R. are general and vague in nature. He has further submitted that the applicant is in jail since 30.4.2008 and the trial of the case has not yet been started. After considering all the facts and circumstances, 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 applicant-Satya Narayan be released on bail on his executing personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Uttarkashi. The bail application is disposed of accordingly. (Dharam Veer, J.) 29.09.2008 RG