HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8186 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 despite notice. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.189 of 2025 under Sections 85, 103(1) BNS and Section 3/4 of DP Act, P.S.- Mahmudabad, District- Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the son of the applicant. Subsequently, on account of non- payment of dowry, she was killed by her entire matrimonial family. The cause of death as per the post-mortem report is ante-mortem head injury. It is further argued that the applicant is the father-in-law. 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, who is aged about 60 years and is in custody since 04.06.2025 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. 6. Let the applicant- Mehandi @ Mehandi Hasan be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sudhir Kumar Singh, Abhishek Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Pradeep Kumar Mishra Mehandi @ Mehandi Hasan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 3, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 8186 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench