HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12650 of 2023 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in F.I.R./Case Crime No. 623 of 2022, under Section 302 and 34 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki. 3. It is alleged in the prosecution case that the informant has married his daughter Shilam sixteen years ago with Santosh son of Radheyshyam. Brawl and skirmish used to take place between the husband and wife. One year ago, Santosh has remarried with one Kavita through court marriage and due to this also, there was skirmish between the duo. The son of the informant for taking medicine had gone to Mahuwari Purwa. On the way, there was Sasural of daughter of the informant. Just to know her well being, he went there and found the dead body of the deceased lying on the second floor. Suspicion has been raised on the accused persons. 4. It is argued by counsel for the applicant that the co-accused, namely, Parmanand Yadav was enlarged on bail and the applicant was not even staying with the victim. 5. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dev Mani Mishra, Apoorva Jyoti, Arvind Pratap Singh, Eshan Garg, Prachi Arya, Ram Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shiv Shankar Singh Santosh Yadav .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Considering the fact that there is no direct evidence against the applicant coupled with the fact that he is in custody since 28.06.2022 without any criminal antecedents, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Santosh Yadav be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of like amount 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 she 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 7, 2025 Praveen BAIL No. 12650 of 2023 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench