HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9709 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri C.L. Yadav and Shri Jitendra Kumar, learned counsel(s) for the complainant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.71 of 2025, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Gaidas Bujurg, District Balrampur. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was married to the brother of the applicant on 11.06.2023. Subsequently, she was harassed for dowry and was killed on 05.07.2025. Cause of death as per the postmortem report is antemortem strangulation. Apart from the ligature mark, there are as many as nine other injuries on the body of the deceased. 4. In the light of the said, learned counsel for the applicant draws my attention to the statement of the informant wherein allegations were levelled against all family members. The applicant is sister-in-law of the victim having separate living. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the FIR and the statement which does not specifically allege anything against the applicant, who is sister-in-law, coupled with the fact that the applicant is a student and in custody since 07.07.2025 having no criminal antecedent, she is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vimal Kishor Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pinky @ Sadhna Katiyar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Pinky @ Sadhna Katiyar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on her 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 she 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 nishant BAIL No. 9709 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench