Uttarakhand High Court
Sohan Singh Rana vs State Of Uttarakhand on 19 June, 2014
Author: Sudhanshu Dhulia
Bench: Sudhanshu Dhulia
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Dated: Nainital: June 19, 2014
First Bail Application No.664 of 2014
Order on the bail application of accused
Criminal Side
Sohan Singh Rana, S/o Doom Singh,
R/o Village Banusa,
Police Station-Khatima,
District-Udham Singh Nagar.
.....Applicant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand .......Respondent
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Hon'ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral)
Heard Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the applicant and Mr. P.S. Saun, learned Deputy Advocate General, for the State of Uttarakhand.
The applicant before this Court is accused in F.I.R. No. 52 of 2014, which has been registered under Section 376, 504, 506 of I.P.C., Police Station-Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar.
The incident relates to about three years old. Now a First Information Report has been lodged against the applicant by the prosecutrix alleging that she has been raped by the applicant.
Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and from perusal of the material available on record including first information report, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for bail.
In view of the above facts and circumstances, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicant (Sohan Singh Rana) be enlarged on bail in the aforesaid crime on his executing a 2 personal bond and two reliable sureties of the equal amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned.
It is made clear that any observations made by this Court are only for the purposes of grant of bail. It shall not be taken into consideration by the trial court.
(Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 19.06.2014 ML