HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12706 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.425 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Chinhut, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the brother of the applicant three years ago. Subsequently, on account of non-payment of dowry, she was killed by the entire matrimonial family. The cause of death, as per the postmortem report, was ante mortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, no other injury was observed. The mother-in-law and the father-in-law have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 27.11.2025 on record as Annexure-6. The applicant is the brother-in-law of the deceased. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering and adopting the same reasoning as contained in the order dated 27.11.2025 and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 03.11.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Satyendra Nath Verma, Vinay Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sanjay Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Sanjay Kumar be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two 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. December 19, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12706 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench