HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1199 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 0211 of 2025, Under section- 80, 85, 115(2) B.N.S & 34 Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, Police Station- Auras, District- Unnao. 3. Notice to respondent no. 2 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order. 4. In the prosecution case, it is alleged that the informant solemnized the marriage of his daughter, Pranshi Singh, with Anuj Singh on 08.12.2022, in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals. Adequate dowry was given at the time of marriage, and even one bigha of agricultural land was sold to meet the expenses. Despite this, the named accused persons, including the applicant, allegedly subjected the deceased to cruelty and persistently demanded a four-wheeler vehicle. On 06.07.2025, at about 7:30 p.m., unable to bear the continued harassment, the deceased committed suicide. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent. It is submitted that the prosecution has made only general allegations against her, who happens to be the mother-in-law of the deceased. She resides separately from the deceased. Attention of the Court is drawn to Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gaurav Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Smt. Rajni Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. And And Another .....Opposite Party(s) the electricity bill, which is in the name of her husband. It is further submitted that the cause of death was asphyxia due to antemortem hanging, and except for the ligature mark, no other antemortem injury was found. 6. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. However, from the record, he could not dispute the fact that the allegations against the applicant are general in nature. He, nevertheless, submits that the applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased and it cannot be said to be a case of false implication. The alleged offence is heinous. 7. Perused the record. 8. It is not disputed that the deceased died within seven years of marriage and was found dead under unnatural circumstances within three years of marriage. The allegations of torture and cruelty inflicted upon the deceased are serious in nature. The applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased. Considering the gravity of the offence, it cannot be said that the applicant has been falsely implicated merely to tarnish her reputation. 9. In view of the above observations, the anticipatory bail application is rejected. September 9, 2025 R.C. NABAIL No. 1199 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench