HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5335 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Navneet Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.464 of 2024, under Section 85 and 80(2) BNS and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Mohammadpur Khala, District Barabanki. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that mother in law and father in law has been enlarged on bail vide orders dated 14.5.2025 and 12.3.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 2955 of 2025 and Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 2238 of 2025 respectively. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant and was killed on account of demand of dowry. The cause of death as per post mortem report could not be ascertained. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the post mortem report coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal history and is in custody since 27.7.2024, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Manoj Kumar Gupta be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rishabh Pandey, Mohd. Yasir, Navneet Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manoj Kumar Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Affairs Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. October 8, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 5335 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench