Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:79353 Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8841 of 2025 Applicant :- Ravi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Hemant Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Raj Kumar Singh Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J. 1. List revised. 2. Heard Sri Vinay Saran, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Hemant Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Raj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the first informant, Sri Bade Lal Bind, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 3. This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. has been filed by the applicant Ravi, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 272 of 2024, under Sections 80(2), 85, 115(2) B.N.S. AND 3/4 D.P. Act, registered at P.S. Parikshitgarh, District- Meerut. 4. The first information report of the present matter was lodged on 20.11.2024 by Manoj Kumar against the applicant (husband), Balveer (father-in-law), Babita (mother-in-law), Rohit (devar) and Rakhi alleging therein that the marriage of his daughter Sonika@Soniya was solemnized with Ravi (the applicant) on 18.2.2024. On 19.11.2024 at about 11:30 p.m. Balveer Singh the father-in-law of his daughter called him on phone that your daughter committed suicide by hanging and died. On this information he and his family members and other persons of Mohallah reached the matrimonial house of his daughter in the night and saw his daughter lying on bed in dead condition. It appeared to them on seeing her condition that all the accused persons have committed murder by pressing her neck. Whenever his daughter Sonika came to his house, she told him and her mother that in-laws always committed marpit and quarrel with her and tortured mentally and demanded dowry. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that although the applicant is the husband of the deceased but he is not involved in the matter. It is submitted that the allegations as levelled against the applicant and other co-accused persons are general and omnibus in nature. While placing paragraph nos. 39 and 41 of the affidavit it is submitted that the deceased was suffering from mental illness due to which she committed suicide. Further it is submitted while placing para-42 of the affidavit that the applicant is working on the post of Assistant Section Officer in Defense Ministry in Delhi and therefore he is happily earning to take care of his family thus there was no occasion for the applicant and his family members to make demand of dowry either from the deceased or her family members. It is further submitted that the applicant and his family members have informed the police at 11:39 PM about the incident. It is submitted that co-accused Balveer has been granted bail vide order dated 6.2.2025 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.2028 of 2025, copy of the said order is annexed as annexure no. 18 to the affidavit. It is submitted that the applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 55 and is in jail since 21.11.2024. 6. Per contra, learned counsel for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the applicant is the husband of the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased died an unnatural death within 09 months of marriage in her matrimonial house and there is an allegation of demand of dowry against the applicant and other co-accused persons. 7. After having heard learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, it is evident that the applicant is the husband of the deceased. There is an allegation of demand of dowry, torture and harassment by the applicant and other co-accused persons. The deceased died unnaturally within 09 months of marriage in her matrimonial house. 8. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find it a fit case for bail, hence, the bail application is rejected. 9. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (Samit Gopal,J.) Order Date :- 14.5.2025 Naresh Digitally signed by :- NARESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad