HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7469 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Ms. Nivedita Gupta, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Jay Kumar Soni, learned counsel for the complainant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.224 of 2025, under Section 80, 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Rae Bareli. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant around two years ago and subsequently, on account of non-payment of dowry she was done to death. The postmortem report on record indicates the cause of death as ante mortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, no other injury was observed. 4. It is argued that the co-accused i.e. father-in-law was enlarged on bail. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant to suggest that soon before the death, the victim was subjected to mental and physical harassment at the instance of the applicant, the applicant who is in custody since 22.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pravin Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ashok Kumar Mishra, Jay Kumar Soni Shivam Kumar Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Let the applicant Shivam Kumar Verma be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties 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 9, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 7469 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench