HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8423 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and Shri Chandan Prasad, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.111 of 2025, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Vibhuti Khand, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant and on account of demand of dowry, she was killed. The cause of death as per the postmortem report is asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging. Allegations were levelled against the entire matrimonial family. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the postmortem report coupled with the fact that the co- accused has been enlarged on bail, the applicant who is in custody since 29.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Akhilesh Kumar @ Akhilesh 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar, Upendra Kumar Sagar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Amar Singh, Chandan Prasad, Virendra Kumar Bhasker Akhilesh Kumar @ Akhilesh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 8, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 8423 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench