HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12027 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.256 of 2025 under section 80(2), 85 BNS, and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Rupaideeha, District Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant around three years ago and subsequently, the matrimonial family used to harass her for dowry and she had committed suicide. The postmortem report on record indicates the cause of death as ante-mortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, two contusion injuries were also observed on the neck and one contusion on the left forearm. 4. Considering the fact that the allegations have been levelled against the entire matrimonial family and the fact that the co-accused who was the mother in law was enlarged on bail and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused the mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant who has no criminal history and is in custody since 02.09.2025 is entitled to bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Durgesh Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Yadav, Chandni Maurya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Durgesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 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 to the satisfaction of the 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. December 4, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 12027 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench