Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:110608 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6761 of 2025 Applicant :- Rakesh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Saroj Kumar Yadav,Suneel Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Saroj Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ram Mohit Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State and also perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 495 of 2024, under Sections 80(2), 85 of BNS and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station - Sindhauli, District - Shahjahanpur, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is the father-in-law of the deceased person and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence as alleged in the FIR. The FIR is delayed and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. 5. Learned counsel has also stated that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. The cause of death of deceased has been found to be septicemia as a result of ante-mortem burn injuries. 6. Learned counsel has next contended that the applicant is languishing in jail since 03.10.2024, having no criminal history to his credit. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall cooperate with trial. 7. Per contra, learned AGA has vehemently opposed the bail application but unable to dispute the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant and also the fact that the applicant has no criminal history. 8. The Supreme Court in the case of Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2022(6) SCC 599 has categorically stated that the Courts should be careful in proceeding against the distant relatives in crimes pertaining to matrimonial disputes and dowry deaths. The relatives of the husband should not be roped in on the basis of omnibus allegations unless specific instances of their involvement in the crime are made out. 9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, delay in lodging the FIR and also considering the judgement of Supreme Court passed in Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam (supra), I find it a fit case to release the applicant on bail. The bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Rakesh , who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during trial. ii) The applicant will not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 12. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Order Date:- 10.7.2025 Siddhant (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad