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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:111565 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12434 of 2025 Applicant :- Sunita Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Prashant Drivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Shailendra Pratap Singh, Advocate holding brief of Shri Prashant Drivedi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 314 of 2024, under Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station- Khaga, District- Fatehpur, during the pendency of trial.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased person. She has nothing to do with the said offence. There are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. The cause of death is Asphyxia as a result of ante-mortem hanging.
5. It is further argued by learned counsel for the applicant that there is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.11.2024 and she is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, she will not misuse the liberty of bail.
6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,
submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, and taking into consideration the fact that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the
Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant-Sunita, 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 shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.
9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
10. 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 Karan (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad