HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10629 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Umesh Dixit, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.71 of 2025, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Machrehta, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR lodged through an application under Section 173(4) BNSS dated 12.03.2025 it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant in the year 2018 and sufficient dowry was also given, however, the entire matrimonial family had killed her to death and without getting the postmortem done, the final rites were performed. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the FIR has been lodged after substantial delay of about six months and there being no postmortem report to indicate any unnatural death, the applicant who is husband, is in custody since 10.08.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ram Sagar 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Surya Prakash Singh, Jitendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ram Sagar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko .....Opposite Party(s) (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. November 10, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 10629 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench