HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11117 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State as well as Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the informant whose vakalatnama filed today has been taken on record. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.467 of 2025 under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Section 3/4 of DP Act, P.S.- Khairighat, District- Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married to son of the applicant. Subsequently, on account of non-payment of dowry, she was killed by her entire matrimonial family. The cause of death as per the post-mortem report is ante-mortem hanging. It is further argued that the applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the post-mortem report, and there being nothing specific against the applicant who is in custody since 06.10.2025 and has no previous criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Malika Begam be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shailendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Malika Begam .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 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 she 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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. November 18, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 11117 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench