IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 10th day of October, 2006 First Bail Application No. 927 of 2006 Criminal Side Sunder Singh S/o Shri Pooran Singh R/o Village Bheta Tehsil & District Almora …………..Applicant Versus State of Uttaranchal …………..Opposite Party Arising out of Crime No. 311 of 2006 Under Section: 302 I.P.C. and 3/10 S.C. S.T. Act P.S.: Lamgara District: Almora Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Heard Shri Vinod Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Amit Bhatt, learned A.G.A. for the State. Applicant- Sunder Singh, who is in jail in connection with crime No. 311 of 2006, relating to offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C. and offence punishable under Section 3/10 of S.C. S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, P.S. Lamgara, District- Almora has sought his release on bail. Applicant is not named in the First Information Report. It is case of circumstantial evidence. It is said that during investigation it has come out that the applicant along with another person had drinks with the deceased before his death and they were last seen with the deceased. Without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case for bail. Let the applicant-Sunder Singh be released on bail on executing personal bond and on furnishing two sureties, each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Almora. Dt. 10.10.2006 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S