HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4369 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.528 of 2024, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Sarojni Nagar, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that sister of the informant was married to the applicant in the year 2020. Subsequently, the entire matrimonial family had killed her for dowry. Cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is ante mortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, no other injury was observed. The applicant is husband, in custody since 01.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedents. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the postmortem report, there being no injury on the body of the deceased coupled with the fact that there is nothing on record to demonstrate that soon before her death the victim was harassed mentally or physically at the instance of the applicant in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Nikhil Tiwari @ Sanu be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Nikhil Tiwari @ Sanu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 3, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 4369 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench