HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12627 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.341 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85, 115(2) BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Behta Gokul, District Hardoi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged after one month of the incident alleging that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant around six years ago. Subsequently the 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 and apart from ligature mark no other injury was seen on the body of the deceased. The applicant is the husband. The mother in law and father in law have been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the post mortem report, the delay in lodging the FIR 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 13.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manish Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shyama Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Shyama 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. December 19, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12627 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench