HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10508 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 184 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80(2), B.N.S., and Section 3/4, Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Pihani, District Hardoi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was married to son of the applicant. Subsequently, the entire matrimonial family beaten her to death for demand of dowry. The cause of death, as per postmortem report is antemortem hanging. The applicant is the father-in-law. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant, who is the father-in-law, of having caused mental or physical harassment to the deceased in relation to demand of dowry soon before her death, applicant who is in custody since 31.07.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, without commenting upon the merits of the case, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Rajaram alias Bhaggan 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anoop Kumar Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rajaram @ Bhaggan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 30, 2025 A.Nigam BAIL No. 10508 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench