Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:17626 Court No. - 5 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42367 of 2024 Applicant :- Ibrar Khan Alias Ibrar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Pankaj Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Matter is taken up in the revised call. By means of this bail application the applicant has prayed to be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 33 of 2023 at Police Station Beejpur, District Sonbhadra under Sections 498-A, 304B I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant is in jail since 29.03.2023. The bail application of the applicant was rejected by the learned trial court on 16.09.2024. The following arguments made by Shri Pankaj Dwivedi, learned counsel on behalf of the applicant, which could not be satisfactorily refuted by Shri Chandan Agarwal, learned AGA-I from the record, entitle the applicant for grant of bail: 1. The applicant is the husband of the deceased. 2. The applicant never tortured the deceased or demanded dowry. 3. The relations between the couple were harmonious. 4. On the fateful day, the deceased went to draw water from the well and accidentally fell to her death. 5. The applicant and his family members promptly informed the family of the deceased. 6. The applicant did not aid or abet the suicide. 7. The applicant was falsely nominated at the instigation of the inimical parties in the village. 8. The applicant does not have any criminal history apart from this case. 9. The applicant is not a flight risk. The applicant being a law abiding citizen has always cooperated with the investigation and undertakes to join the trial proceedings. There is no possibility of his influencing witnesses, tampering with the evidence or reoffending. In the light of the preceding discussion and without making any observations on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicant- Ibrar Khan Alias Ibrar be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below. The following conditions be imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence or influence any witness during the trial. (ii) The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted. The learned trial court is directed to fix the sureties after due application of mind in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Arvind Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. (Application U/S 482 No.2613 of 2023). The learned trial court shall ensure that the right of bail of the applicant granted by this Court is not frustrated by arbitrary demands of sureties, or onerous conditions which are unrelated to the socioeconomic status of the applicant. Order Date :- 6.2.2025 Jaswant Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad