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REETA SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.

BAIL/11023/2025 · 2025-11-14

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11023 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 Ms. Arti Shukla, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the complainant. The Vakalatnama is taken on record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.194 of 2025, under Section 103(1) of BNS, Police Station Kudwar, District Sultanpur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant aged about 37 years was married to the brother-in-law of the applicant in the year 2010 and they were blessed with two children. Subsequently, on 25.06.2025, the brother-in-law of the informant had informed that his wife had committed suicide. Subsequently, on perusal of the body, an apprehension was expressed that she was killed. It was also alleged that subsequently, he was informed that the sister was killed by the applicant, who is the sister-in-law (Jethani) of the deceased on account of their disputes. It was also alleged that the offence was committed by throttling. 4. In the light of the said allegations, the Counsel for the applicant draws my attention to the postmortem report which indicates the cause of death due to ante mortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, no other injury was noticed to the body of the deceased. My attention has also been drawn to the affidavit of the husband of the deceased, wherein, he stated that prior to the incident also, the victim tried to commit suicide. Similar statement was given by the other family members. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Yashi Mishra, Gaurav Misra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Reeta Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 6. Considering the postmortem report and the statements, prima facie, apart from the allegation, no material exists to link the applicant for an offence under Section 103 of BNS and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 28.06.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Reeta Singh be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on her furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of the like amount 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. November 14, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11023 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench