PREMPAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
BAIL/9368/2025 · 2025-10-08
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9368 of 2025
Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.110 of 2025, under Section 80(2)/85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Uchauliya, District Lakhimpur Kheri.
3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was married to the applicant on 10.05.2023 and sufficient dowry was given, however, more dowry was being demanded and subsequently, it was informed that the daughter has died. The postmortem on record indicates the cause of death as asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging without there being any injury present on the body.
4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing in particular to link the applicant with the offence in question, the applicant who is in custody since 09.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Prempal 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 conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shashi Kant Tripathi, Vinay Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Prempal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
(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. 9368 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench