HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10740 of 2024 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.140 of 2024, under Section 85, 80(2), 238(B), 3(5) BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Sonwa, District Shrawasti. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married with the applicant around five years ago and subsequently, on account of demand of dowry, she was killed. The FIR in question was lodged after seven days of the alleged incident. The postmortem report on record indicates that the injury marks could not be identified as the body was buried and subsequently, exhumed; the ligature mark could not be identified, however, a view was expressed that the death was on account of strangulation. 4. In the light of the said, submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that no material exists to form a view that the death was on account of strangulation. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Irrespective of the aforesaid argument, the fact remains that the applicant is in custody since 11.08.2024 and has no criminal antecedent; all the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Patlu @ Safique .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) arguments as raised by the applicant have to be seen at the time of trial. As there is no material to come to a conclusion that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, can adversely affect the trial, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Patlu @ Safique 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. October 9, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 10740 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench