HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 679 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.165 of 2020, under Section 498A, 302, 304B IPC & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Dhammaur, District Sultanpur. 4. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that sister of the informant was married to the applicant and was staying with her parents and on the date of the incident, the applicant came and committed her murder and ran away. 5. In the light of the said, learned counsel for the applicant argues that admittedly the victim was staying with her parents. There are no eyewitnesses to the incident and the applicant is in detention since 22.07.2020 and has no criminal antecedents. 6. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 7. Considering the pre-trial detention undergone by the applicant of almost five years and the applicant having no criminal antecedents, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant Vijay Kori @ Shiv Kumar be released on bail in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ravindra Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vijay Kori @ Shiv Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of 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. October 31, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 679 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench