Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36693 Court No. - 12 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5772 of 2025 Applicant :- Sahdev And Another Opposite Party :- The State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants with the prayer to release them on bail during the trial in Case Crime No. 0139 of 2025, under sections 80, 85 of the B.N.S. Act,2023 & section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Kotwali Nagar, District- Raebareli. Contention of learned counsel for the applicants is that the applicants are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the instant matter due to ulterior motive. He added that the applicant no. 1 is 62 years of age and he is father-in-law and the applicant no. 2 is woman of 60 years of age and she is mother-in-law. He next added that there is no specific allegation against the applicants that they have committed the offence and the general allegations for demand of dowry and committing the offence have been levelled against them. Next submission is that the applicant no. 1 is physically handicapped person and he was not in a position to hang the victim. He submits that the post- mortem report is evident that there is no anti mortem injury over the body of the injured and the applicants have no previous criminal history and they are languishing in jail since 02-04-2025 and the chargesheet has been filed and as such, there is no possibility that the applicants would tamper the evidences. Further submitted that the applicants undertake that in case, they are granted bail, they will not misuse the liberty of the same and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. Per contra, learned AGA appearing for the State has opposed the contentions aforesaid and submits that there are serious allegations against the applicants and as such, they are not entitled for any relief. Having heard learned counsels for the parties and after perusal of material placed on record, it transpires that the applicants are languishing in jail since 02-04-2025; the applicants have no previous criminal history as is explained in paragraph no. 26 of the bail application; the chargesheet has been filed and as such, there is no possibility that the applicants would tamper the evidences coupled with the facts that they have undertaken that if they are granted bail, they will not misuse the liberty of the same and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. Considering the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, nature of accusation and severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment and considering larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case of bail. Let the applicants,Sahdev and Chandra Kanti, involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on their furnishing personal bonds and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:- (1) The applicants shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, or otherwise during the investigation or trial; (2) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. They shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against them under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code; (3) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C.; and (4) In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against them, in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicants to prison. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the merits of the case. Order Date :- 27.6.2025 AKS Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench