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2025 DAILYLAW 198338 (ALL)

KALAWATI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO

BAIL/10830/2025 · 2025-11-10

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10830 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The applicants seeks enlargement on bail in Case Crime/FIR No.310 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station - Maholi, District - Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married with the son of applicant and sufficient dowry was given. It was also alleged that the entire matrimonial family used to demand dowry because of which her sister and her son committed suicide. As per post mortem report, cause of death is septicemic shock and asphyxia in respect of child and the mother, respectively. The applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased, aged about 75 years and is also handicapped. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering post-mortem report not indicating any injury and nothing to corroborate any allegations against the applicant, coupled with the fact that the applicant aged about 75 years is in custody since 22.08.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Praveen Kumar Sharma, Dilip Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kalawati .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant- Kalawati be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount with the following conditions: (a) The applicants shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicants shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicants 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 10, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 10830 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench