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2025 DAILYLAW 188133 (ALL)

SMT GUDIYA v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NABAIL/11550/2024 · 2025-01-23

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12633 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 11550 of 2024 Applicant :- Smt Gudiya Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Dhananjay Kumar,Pramod Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Copy of the post-mortem report of the deceased produced by learned A.G.A. is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State- opposite party no. 1, and perused the material placed on record. 3. This application under Section 482 B.N.S.S. has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 150 of 2024, under Section 103(1) B.N.S., amended Section 108 B.N.S., Police Station Jigna, District Mirzapur. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a lady and has been falsely implicated in the instant case. Initially the first information report was lodged under Section 103(1) B.N.S.. Vide C.D.-1 dated 08.10.2024 the case was converted under Section 108 B.N.S. As per the post-mortem report, the deceased died due to asphyxia. In the post mortem, no injury was seen on the external part of the body. Further, as per the allegations in the first information report, the necessary ingredients to constitute the offence under Section 108 B.N.S. are not made out. The applicant, in no manner, abetted the commission of suicide by the deceased. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. It is next submitted that the investigation is going on and the applicant has apprehension of her arrest in the above mentioned case. 5. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report. 7. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicant and, in particular, the fact that in the post mortem no injury was seen on the external part of the body and as per the allegations in the first information report, the necessary ingredients to constitute the offence under Section 108 B.N.S. are not made out, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 8. In the event of arrest, the applicant- Smt. Gudiya be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 193(3) B.N.S.S., on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if she has passport, the same shall be deposited by her before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned. 9. In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. 10. The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order independently without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant. 11. The applicant is directed to produce a copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order. 12. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.1.2025 SKT/- Digitally signed by :- SHIVA KANT TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad