Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:110493 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4480 of 2025 Applicant :- Rampal Opposite Party :- State Of Up Thru Its Principal Secratary Home Counsel for Applicant :- Manish Kumar Kashyap,V.P. Singh Kashyap Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Counter affidavit filed by learned A.G.A. is taken on record. 3. Heard Ms. Nasira Adil, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 4. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 195 of 2024, under Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station- Kyoladiya, District- Bareilly, during the pendency of trial. 5. As per prosecution story, the marriage of the deceased person was solemnized with the son of the applicant as per Hindu Rites about one and half years back. The applicant and other family members are stated to have subjected her to cruelty for demand of Rs.2 Lakh as dowry, thereby leading her to death on 13.10.2024. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant is the father-in-law of the deceased person and he has nothing to do with the said offence. The FIR is delayed as no time of offence is mentioned in it. There are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. 7. It is further argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the cause of death has been found to be asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. The case of the applicant is at different footing to the husband of the deceased person. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 15.10.2024 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 8. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 9. The Supreme Court in Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam vs The State of Bihar, reported in 2022 (6) SCC 599 has categorically stated that the Courts should be careful in proceeding against the distant relatives in crimes pertaining to matrimonial disputes and dowry deaths. The relatives of the husband should not be roped in on the basis of omnibus allegations unless specific instances of their involvement in the crime are made out. 10. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that applicant is the father-in- law of the deceased person and there being general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant- Rampal, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 12. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 13. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Order Date :- 10.7.2025 Vikas (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad