Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:39083 Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3818 of 2025 Applicant :- Bahoran Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Harish Chandra Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shiv Kumar Singh Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J. 1. List revised. 2. Heard Sri Harish Chandra Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Shiv Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the first informant and Sri Ram Prakash Shukla, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on records. 3. This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 has been filed by the applicant- Bahoran, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 275 of 2024, under Sections 85, 80(2) of B.N.S. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act,, Police Station Moth, District Jhansi. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant is the father-in-law of the deceased Smt. Santoshi. She has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued that the marriage of the deceased was solemnized with Pankaj @ Devendra the son of the applicant on 26.05.2022. It is further argued that general and omnibus allegations have been levelled against the applicant and all the accused persons. The deceased committed suicide which is suggestive from the postmortem examination report, wherein, the deceased has received a single ligature mark on her body and the cause of death has been opined as asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. It is argued that Pankaj @ Devendra the husband of the deceased is in jail. It is further argued while placing paragraph 25 of the affidavit that although the applicant has been convicted earlier in one case but he is on bail granted by this court in Criminal Appeal No. 3774 of 2014, the copy of which is annexed as Annexure-8 to the affidavit. The applicant is aged about 60 years and is doing agricultural work as stated in paragraph 24 of the paper-book. The applicant is in jail since 16.11.2024. 5. Per contra, learned counsel for the first informant and learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail and argued that the applicant is named in the first information report along with other accused persons and there are allegations against him. 6. After having heard learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, it is evident that the applicant is father-in-law of the deceased. General and omnibus allegations have been levelled against the applicant and other accused persons in the first information report. The husband of the deceased is in jail. The cause of death of the deceased is asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. 7. Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 8. Let the applicant- Bahoran, 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 concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever. ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever. (iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under section 84 B.N.S.S., 2023 may be issued and if applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under section 209 B.N.S., 2023. (v) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 351 B.N.S.S., 2023. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law and the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 B.N.S., 2023. (vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicant. 9. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison. 10. The bail application is allowed. 11. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. Order Date :- 19.3.2025 AS Rathore (Samit Gopal,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad