DINESH SONI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO
BAIL/8319/2025 · 2025-10-17
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8319 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard Ms Astha Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Ashok Kumar Pal, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.124 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Sareni, District Raebareli. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to son of the applicant. Subsequently she was killed on account of demand of dowry. The cause of death as per post mortem report could not be ascertained. No external injury was seen on any part of the body. The applicant is the father in law. It is argued that the co accused sister in law who is living separately is enlarged on bail vide order dated 1.8.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 6896 of 2025. 4. Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the post mortem report and the age of the applicant, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 21.6.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : J.B. Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ashish Kumar, Akash Sharma Dinesh Soni .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Let the applicant Dinesh Soni 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.
October 17, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 8319 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench