HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9352 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the informant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.161 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 304B, 302, 201 IPC and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Nawabganj District- Gonda. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the daughter of informant, aged about 22 years was married to the applicant and subsequently, she was killed by her entire matrimonial family on account of demand of dowry. The post mortem report indicates the cause of death as ante mortem strangulation. Apart from the ligature mark, two contusion over the left and right elbow were found. Learned counsel for the applicant has drawn attention of this Court on the statement of PW-1, wherein he has made the allegation that there was no demand of dowry. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of PW-1 coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 22.05.2024 having no criminal history, post- mortem report does not indicate the presence of any substantial injury. The office report also indicates that two witnesses have already been examined before the trial court, thus, the case for bail is made out. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Shukla, Ashish Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sarvada Tiwari, Shri Prakash Verma Lal Mohammad @ Lallu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Lal Mohammad @ Lallu 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 she 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 16, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 9352 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench