MOHAMMAD AKHTAR @ AKHTAR ALI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
BAIL/6621/2025 · 2025-10-15
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6621 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA and perused the record.
2. The applicants seek enlargement on bail in FIR No.40 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Haraiya, District Balrampur.
3. Learned counsel for the applicants argues that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was married to the son of the applicants. Subsequently she was killed on account of non payment of dowry. The cause of death as per the post mortem report is ante mortem hanging. The applicants are the father in law and mother in law.
4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the post mortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicants of having caused physical or mental harassment of the deceased before her death, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who are in jail since 12.4.2025 and have no criminal history are entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicants Mohammad Akhtar @ Akhtar Ali and Saira Bano be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on their furnishing personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Tabrez Iqbal Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohammad Akhtar @ Akhtar Ali And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
concerned 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 they are 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. October 15, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 6621 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench