HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11000 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Vijayendr Pandey, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.218 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Sadarpur, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the sister of the informant was married to the applicant. Subsequently entire matrimonial family killed her on account of non payment of dowry. The cause of death as per the post mortem report is ante mortem hanging. No injuries was observed apart from ligature mark. The applicant is the husband. The co accused mother in law and father in law have been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail application by arguing that the room in which the body was found, even the bolt was not found to be broken. 5. Considering the post mortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant of having caused physical or mental harassment of the deceased before her death with regard to demand of dowry, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 21.9.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Neeraj Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Neeraj Kumar 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 14, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11000 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench