HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11968 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today 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.246 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Umri Begamganj, District Gonda. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that sister of informant was married to son of applicant on 2.3.2025. Subsequently she was being harassed for demand of dowry and was hanged to death on 3.11.2025 and information was received that she has died. Cause of death as per post mortem report is ante mortem hanging and apart from ligature mark no other injury was noticed on the body of the deceased. In the statement of mother of the victim it was alleged that the all the matrimonial family had killer her and hanged her body for demand of dowry. Applicant is mother in law. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the post mortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant of having caused physical or mental harassment of the deceased before her death with regard to demand of dowry, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant aged about Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akhilendra Kumar Goswami Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Smt. Lakhraji .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 65 years who is in jail since 11.11.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Smt Lakharji be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on her 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 she 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 2, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11968 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench