HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15433 of 2024 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Shri Kunwar Rajeshwar Vikram, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri B.P. Maurya, learned AGA for the State. 2. The present application has been moved seeking bail in Case Crime no. 172 of 2023, under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 201 of I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Ahraula, District Azamgarh, with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail. 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 10.06.2023 and only three witnesses have been examined so far and the trial is not likely to conclude in near future. It is further submitted that as per first information report, the applicant and co- accused persons are said to have harassed the daughter of the first informant in connection with demand of dowry and the offence of dowry death is said to have been committed by the applicant and other co- accused persons. It is further submitted that no postmortem of the dead body of the deceased was conducted, however, the information was given by the applicant to the first informant and the police. 4. On the other hand, learned AGA for the State has opposed the application for bail and it has been submitted by him that the applicant did not inform the police and the first informant and no postmortem of the dead body was conducted and the applicant and co-accused persons are said to have harassed the daughter of the first informant in connection Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kunwar Rajeshwar Vikram, Sher Bahadur Yadav, Uday Narain Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Angad Nishad .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) with demand of dowry and the deceased has been subjected to dowry death. 5. As per first information report, the applicant and co-accused persons are said to have committed the dowry death and the wife of the applicant has died in the alleged incident, however, no postmortem report of the dead body was conducted and the dead body of the deceased was disposed of by the applicant and co-accused persons after her death. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation and without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. The bail application is dismissed. 8. However, the learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. If the trial is not concluded within one year, the applicant shall be at liberty to move before this Court for grant of bail. Provided that applicant cooperates in the trial. May 12, 2026 RKM BAIL No. 15433 of 2024 2 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad