HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6763 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. 9 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Malihabad, District Lucknow. 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. Subsequently she was killed for non payment of dowry. The cause of death as per the postmortem report is antemortem hanging and the co accused have been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the postmortem report which indicate the cause of death as antemortem hanging, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in custody since 17.1.2025 and having no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pradeep Rawat 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vinay Kumar Singh, Shiv Sharan Lal Maurya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep Rawat .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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. 6763 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench