HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9854 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.199 of 2025 under sections 85, 80(2) BNS and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Padua, District Kheri. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant around two years ago and on account of non- payment of dowry, she was killed by the entire matrimonial family. 4. It is argued that the mother in law was enlarged on bail vide order dated 25.07.2025. The applicant is the husband of the deceased. The cause of death as per the postmortem report is antemortem drowning and no injuries are seen on the body of the victim. 5. Considering the fact that the cause of death is antemortem drowning and there being nothing specific against the applicant of having caused the injury mentally or physically to the victim soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant who is in custody since 28.04.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Kalamuddin @ Chhotkau be released on bail in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Awasthi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kalamuddin @ Chhotkau .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the 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. October 14, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 9854 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench