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2025 DAILYLAW 178794 (ALL)

DEEPAL KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.

BAIL/10697/2025 · 2025-11-04

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10697 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. At the outset, on being pointed out, Office is directed to correct the name of the applicant which has been wrongly shown in the cause list and title. The applicant is also permitted to correct typographical error in the sections as shown in the bail application, during the course of the day. 1A. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.238 of 2025 under section 115(2), 80, 85, 92, 352 BNS and Section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Jalalpur, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married to the applicant on 10.02.2025 and the entire matrimonial family used to harass her for dowry. Subsequently, it was informed that the sister was killed by the entire matrimonial family. The cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is antemortem hanging. The applicant herein is the husband. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the post-mortem report and the fact that there is no specific allegation against the appellant for causing any physical or mental harassment to the deceased soon before death in relation to the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Santosh Kumar Srivastava, Himanshu Singh, Saurabh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deepal Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) demand of dowry coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 08.07.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, in which, he is on bail, 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- Deepak 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. 10697 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench