HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9745 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and Sri Ashish Mishra, who has filed short counter affidavit along with Vakalatnama. The short counter affidavit is taken on record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.292 of 2025, under Section 85, 80(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the sister of the informant was married to the son of the applicant on 19.02.2022 and subsequently, she was killed on account of non-payment of dowry. As per the postmortem report, the cause of death is ante mortem hanging. The applicant is the mother in law. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant to suggest that soon before her death, the victim was subjected to any physical or mental harassment in relation to any demand of dowry coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 11.08.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Santosh Kumari be released on bail in the abovesaid Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Atul Verma, Arvind Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Santosh Kumari .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each 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. October 10, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 9745 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench