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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1153 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J.
1. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.108/2025, U/s 85, 80(2) B.N.S.AND 3/4 D.P.Act, Police Station Neemgaon, District Lakhimpur KheeriHeard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State.
2. In the prosecution case, it is alleged that the complainant’s daughter was married to the co-accused about ten months ago. At the time of marriage, the complainant had given a Platina motorcycle, cash of Rs. 50,000/-, and utensils worth Rs. 20,000/-. However, the in-laws of the deceased were dissatisfied with the dowry and further demanded Rs. 1,00,000/-. On account of this demand, the deceased was subjected to cruelty and was ultimately done to death by hanging.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is the married sister-in-law of the deceased and was pregnant at the time of the incident. It is further submitted that no specific allegations have been made against the applicant either by the complainant or by the mother of the deceased, and only general allegations have been levelled.
4. Learned AGA, on the other hand, has opposed the bail application, submitting that it is a case of dowry death. The cause of death has been opined as asphyxia due to antemortem hanging. It is not the case of the applicant that she was residing separately. The deceased died in the same house where the applicant was residing. Though the allegations are general in nature, the offence is heinous.
5. Upon due consideration of the gravity of the offence and the fact that the applicant has not taken the plea of separate residence, it cannot be Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dheeraj Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Barsa Devi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
held to be a case of false implication.
6. Accordingly, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out, and the application is hereby dismissed. September 2, 2025 R.C.
NABAIL No. 1153 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench