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2025 DAILYLAW 177489 (ALL)

PRIYANKA DUBEY v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.

/12028/2025 · 2025-12-04

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12028 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.238 of 2025 under sections 85, 80(2), 352 BNS and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Jankipuram, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married to the brother of the applicant on 27.01.2024 and substantial dowry was also given. It was also stated that a child was also born. However, the entire matrimonial family used to harass her for dowry and subsequently, it was informed that the sister has fallen from terrace and has died. The postmortem report on record indicates the cause of death as ante-mortem injuries on account of falling from the terrace. The applicant is the sister in law having separate living. 4. Considering the fact that there are no specific allegation against the applicant of either pushing the victim from the terrace or in any way for harassing her for dowry soon before her death, the applicant who is in custody since 07.10.2025 and has a daughter to maintain, the applicant is entitled to bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Priyanka Dubey be released on bail in aforesaid Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajiv Kumar Bajpai, Ashhad Ali Siddiqui, Gopal Narain Misra, Santosh Kumar Choudhary Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Priyanka Dubey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 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. December 4, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 12028 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench