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2025 DAILYLAW 195937 (ALL)

SHASHWAT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. GOVT. OF U.P. LKO.

BAIL/7845/2025 · 2025-10-10

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7845 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. 139 of 2025, under Sections 80, 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Raebareli. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant and subsequently she was killed by her matrimonial family on account of non payment of dowry. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that it was love marriage and the cause of death as per the post mortem report is ante mortem hanging. The co-accused Sahdev and Chandra Kanti have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 27.6.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 5772 of 2025. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, the post mortem report and the marriage was love marriage, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 2.4.2025 having no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Shashwat be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajendra Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shashwat .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 10, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 7845 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench