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2025 DAILYLAW 201481 (ALL)

DINESH KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

/9872/2025 · 2025-10-14

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9872 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.145 of 2025 under sections 80(2), 85 BNS and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Risiya, District Bahraich. 4. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was married to the applicant around three years ago and subsequently, she was killed by the entire matrimonial family for non-payment of dowry. The cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is ante-mortem hanging. The applicant is the husband and the two other co-accused have been enlarged on bail. 5. Considering the postmortem report and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused the mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant who is in custody since 13.06.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Dinesh Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dinesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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. 9872 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench