HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6299 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. Whereas, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the informant. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.389 of 2024 under Sections 80, 85 BNS and Section 3/4 of DP Act, P.S.- Kotwali Dehat, District- Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant and they had three children from their wedlock. Subsequently, on account of harassment, she was killed by her entire matrimonial family. The cause of death as per the post-mortem report is ante-mortem hanging. It is further argued that the applicant is the husband. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the post-mortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant to indicate that the victim was subjected to mental or physical harassment by the applicant soon before her death coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 23.10.2024 and has no previous 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) : Ajay Kumar Ojha, Piyush Shrivastava, Prabhat Kumar Ojha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sandeep Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant- Sandeep 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 V. Sinha BAIL No. 6299 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench