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2025 DAILYLAW 177196 (ALL)

AMIT KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME CIVIL SECTT. LKO.

BAIL/10711/2025 · 2025-11-04

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10711 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.107 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Sandana, District Sitapur. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the niece of the informant was married to the applicant on 20.06.2021 and thereafter, the demand of dowry was made. Subsequently, it was informed that the daughter of the informant was kill for dowry. The postmortem report indicates the cause of death due to ante mortem hanging. The applicant is the husband. Also, co-accused, namely, Smt. Shashi has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 09.10.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.9636 of 2025. Therefore, applicant is also entitled to be released on bail. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering and adopting the reasoning as contained in para 3 & 5 of the order dated 09.10.2025, ground of parity, coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 21.04.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, Neetu Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Amit Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant- Amit Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount 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 4, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 10711 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench