HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9717 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.122 of 2025, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant. Subsequently, on non-payment of dowry, she was killed. Cause of death, as per postmortem report, is ante mortem hanging. Co-accused have been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the cause of death as disclosed in the postmortem report as ante mortem hanging coupled with the fact that the applicant who is husband and is in custody since 20.05.2025 having no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pankaj Chauhan 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; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pankaj Chauhan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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 nishant BAIL No. 9717 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench