HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6893 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Rejoinder affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record. 2. Heard Shri Purnendu Chakravarty, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Himanshu Suryavanshi, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.154 of 2021, under Section 498A, 304B IPC & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Hathigawan, District Pratapgarh. 4. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant in the year 2016 and sufficient dowry was also given. Subsequently, the matrimonial family was asking for further dowry. It was also stated that a daughter was also born to her and subsequently, on 03.08.2021 she was burned to death by the matrimonial family. 5. In the light of the said allegation, learned counsel for the applicant argues that co-accused i.e. father-in-law and mother-in-law have been enlarged on bail. He further argues that during trial, the informant has been declared hostile in terms of his statement recorded on 03.11.2025 which has been filed alonwith the rejoinder affidavit. 6. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Purnendu Chakravarty, Himanshu Suryavanshi, Ram Uggrah Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mandhata Singh @ Manu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Considering the fact that the informant has turned hostile and has not supported the prosecution, the applicant who is in custody since 07.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant Mandhata Singh @ Manu be released on bail in 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. November 11, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 6893 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench