HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7075 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.152 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80(2) BNS and Sections 53/4 of DP Act, P.S.- Kheri, District- Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. In terms of FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of informant was suffering from disability, she was married to the son of the applicant and subsequently, she was killed by the matrimonial family, including the applicant. The cause of death as per the ante-mortem report indicates the ante mortem injuries which are three in number i.e. right side of the face, back of the head and back of the right wrist. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the applicant is the father-in- law and living separately from the applicant. He is in custody since 15.04.2025 and he has no previous criminal antecedent. Therefore, he may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application and has argued that if the husband of the deceased was suffering with disability and as such, the allegation have been leveled against the applicant who is the father-in-law. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances and the arguments raised, the material to allege that soon before the death of the victim, she was being harassed physically or mentally in relation to the demand of dowry missing Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramakar Shukla, Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sunder Lal Maurya .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal history and he is in custody since 15.04.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Sunder Lal Maurya 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; (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. . (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) October 14, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 7075 of 2025 2 Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench