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2025 DAILYLAW 47762 (ALL)

CHANKIT v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/13786/2025 · 2025-10-07

Raj Beer Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13786 of 2025 Court No. - 51 HON'BLE RAJ BEER SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the material brought on record. 2. The second bail application has been filed by the applicant in Case Crime No.61 of 2021, under Sections - 498A, 304B, 323, 201, 504 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station -Rohta, District- Meerut with the prayer to enlarge the applicant-accused on bail. 3. It has been argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is husband of the deceased and there is no credible evidence against him. It was second marriage of the deceased with the applicant. They have performed love marriage and allegations regarding dowry demand and harassment of deceased are wholly false. It is further submitted that in the postmortem report, cause of death of the deceased has been shown strangulation but all attending facts show that the deceased has committed suicide. It is further submitted that the first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court vide order dated 29.05.2024 and the trial court was directed to expedite the trial and to decide the same preferably withing a period of ten months but trial has not been concluded so far, whereas the applicant has already undergone detention of 4 and 1/2 years. Material witnesses have already been examined and thus there is no possibility of tampering with the evidence. The applicant has no criminal history. Referring to facts of the matter and the period of detention, it was submitted that the applicant may granted bail. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of bail and submitted that the applicant is husband of the deceased and that the first bail application of the applicant has already been rejected. 5. Considering submissions of learned counsel for the parties and all attending facts, particularly the period of detention and stage of the trial, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sunil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Chankit .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) without expressing any opinion on the merits, a case for bail is made out. 6. The bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant - Chankit involved in aforesaid case be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions: i. The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence during the trial. ii. The applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate any of the prosecution witness. iii. The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. iv. The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected. v. 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 them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. 8. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the Court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel bail of applicant in accordance with law. October 8, 2025 Gss BAIL No. 13786 of 2025 2 (Raj Beer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIRAJA SHANKER SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad