HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8347 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State as well as Rajesh Trivedi who appears for the informant and perused the record. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.253 of 2025 under section 80(2), 85 BNS and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Khairighat, District Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married to the son of the applicant and sufficient dowry was also given, however on account of non-payment of dowry, the entire matrimonial family had killed her. The cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is ante- mortem hanging. The applicant is the mother in law. 4. Considering the post-mortem report and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused the mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant who is a lady and in custody since 09.06.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Sheela Devi be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Nripendra Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rajesh Trivedi Sheela Devi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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 31, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 8347 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench