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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:135782 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10900 of 2024 Applicant :- Shashi Devi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mandeep Singh,Pankaj Kumar Tyagi,Vijay Kannaujiya Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Manvendra Singh Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Chandan Singh the learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Manvendra Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the entire material available on record. 2. This is the second bail application filed by the applicant. First bail application was rejected by this Court vide order dated 009.02.2024 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.4435 of
2024. 3. The applicant-Shashi Devi has filed this second bail application with a prayer to enlarge him on bail in Sessions Trial No. 3183 of 2023 arising out of Crime No.37 of 2023, under Section 4989A, 304B I.P.C., and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Jhangirabad, District Bulandshahr, during the pendency of the trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that after rejection of the first bail application, the trial has commenced and the statements of witnesses of fact as well as formal witnesses have already been recorded except the Investigating Officer. He further submits that there is no chance of tampering the evidence and therefore the applicant, who is mother-in-law of the deceased aged about 54 years, therefore entitled for bail. Learned counsel next submits that the applicant is languishing in jail since 09.05.2023. 5. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the informant have submitted that the trial is likely to be concluded
within a short period of time. They further submits that there is no new ground in the instant second bail application and in the absence thereof, the instant bail application is liable to be rejected. 6. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned A.G.A. for the State, considering that the charges have been framed and the trial is likely to be concluded very soon. Furthermore, no new ground has been raised on behalf of applicant for enlarging the applicant on bail. Therefore, I do not find any good reason to exercise my discretion in favour of the accused-applicant. 7. Accordingly, this second bail application stands rejected. 8.
The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. Order Date :- 11.8.2025 S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad