HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9674 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Hari Govind Dubey, learned counsel for the complainant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.63 of 2025 under Section 85, 80(2) BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Beniganj, District Hardoi. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant in the year 2023 and subsequently, on account of non-payment of dowry, she was being harassed and information was received that she died on 10.02.2025. The postmortem report on record indicates cause of death as asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging and no other injury was observed apart from the ligature mark. The co-accused i.e. mother-in-law has already been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the complainant argues that the victim was pregnant and carrying a fetus of 5 to 6 months and threats were being issued by the family members of the accused, however, there is no document placed to the effect in the form of FIR or complaint. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the postmortem report and there being no other injury apart from the ligature mark, a prima-facie case for bail is made out, as such, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Umesh Dixit Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Monu Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) applicant who is in custody since 28.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Monu Shukla 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. 8. However, the trial Court shall expedite the trial without giving any unnecessary adjournment. October 9, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9674 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench