HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12554 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Bhanu Pratap Kushwaha, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks 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 applicant four years ago. Subsequently, the entire matrimonial family had killed her for dowry. Cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is antemortem hanging and apart from the ligature mark, no other injury was observed. Co-accused has been enlarged on bail. 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 application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Vijay Kumar 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vijay Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of 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. December 12, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12554 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench