HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9634 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 perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.93 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 of BNS and Section Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Khandasa, District Ayodhya. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was married to applicant on 23.11.2022 and sufficient dowry was also given, however, on account of non-payment of dowry, she was killed. The postmortem report indicates the cause of death due to ante mortem hanging. The applicant is the husband of the deceased. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant of having caused any physical or mental harassment to the deceased soon before death coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 09.05.2025, 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 Manish Shukla be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Avinash Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manish Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 9, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 9634 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench