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SMT. RAMDEVI @ RANI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO

BAIL/12390/2025 · 2025-12-10

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12390 of 2025 ALONG WITH CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12321 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State; Shri Bhanu Pratap Kushwaha, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicants seek enlargement on bail in FIR No.350 of 2025, under Section 80(2), 85 BNS & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act P.S. Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was married to the son of the applicants around four years ago. Subsequently, the entire matrimonial family had killed her. Cause of death, as per the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Smt. Ramdevi @ Rani .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) Raj Bahadur Maurya .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) postmortem report, is antemortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, there are no other injury. Applicants herein are mother-in-law and father-in- law of the deceased. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the postmortem report and there being nothing on record to demonstrate that soon before her death the victim was harassed mentally or physically at the instance of the applicant in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the applications are allowed. 6. Let the applicants Smt. Ramdevi @ Rani and Raj Bahadur Maurya be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on their furnishing a personal bond each with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicants shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicants shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which they are accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicants 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. December 10, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12390 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench