Try like this
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
{
CheckBox chk = e.Row.FindControl("CheckBoxID") as CheckBox;
string someValue = DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, "SomeCOlumn").ToString();
chk.Checked = false;
if (someValue == "someCheck")
{
chk.Checked = true;
}
}
}