HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8815 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.238 of 2023, under Section 304 IPC, Police Station Gomti Nagar Vistar, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was staying with the applicant as husband and wife for the last 10 years and she was not aware as to whether she was married or not. It is stated that two days prior to the death, the sister of the informant was beaten by the applicant and subsequently, she died on account of the said injuries. The postmortem report indicates the cause of death as ante mortem head injury. In terms of the statement of one of the witnesses, few days ago, the applicant had beaten the victim badly. 4. The Counsel for the applicant states that around few days ago, the applicant and the victim had met with an accident and subsequently, both of them received treatment. He further states that the deceased fell in the bathroom and because of which, she died. It is stated that the applicant was on duty and when he came at around 1:00 PM, he saw the body of the wife. The injuries sustained by the applicant in the alleged incident are also on record. 5. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary, Ranveer Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Suraj @ Suraj Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Considering the facts that there are no eyewitness of the incident and the victim had died on account of the injuries sustained few days ago coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 09.09.2023, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed . 7. Let the applicant Suraj @ Suraj Gupta be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the 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 25, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 8815 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench