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2025 DAILYLAW 54694 (ALL)

SMT. REKHA DEVI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/15735/2025 · 2025-05-29

Samit Gopal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93290 Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15735 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Rekha Devi And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Piyush Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J. 1. List revised. 2. Vakalatnama of Sri Arun Kumar Vishwakarma, learned counsel for the first informant is not on record despite his name being printed in the cause list. Office to trace out the same and place it on record by the next date and make a note in the order sheet regarding the same. 3. Heard Sri Piyush Dubey, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Arun Kumar Vishwakarma, learned counsel for the first informant, Sri Ram Prakash Shukla, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record. 4. This bail application under Section 483 BNSS has been filed by the applicants-Smt. Rekha Devi and Kishanpal, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No.80 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80(2) BNS and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, registered at P.S.Trans Yamuna Colony, District Agra. 5. Learned counsel for the applicants argued as follows: (i) The applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case. (ii) The applicant no.1 is the mother-in-law and applicant no.2 is the father-in-law of the deceased Neha. (iii) The marriage of the deceased Neha was solemnized with Suraj, the son of the applicants on 9.5.2022. (iv) General and omnibus allegations have been levelled against the applicants. (v) As per postmortem examination report, the deceased was found to have received single ligature mark on her body and the cause of death is asphyxia as a result of ante-mortem hanging. (vi) Suraj, the husband of the deceased is in jail. (vii) The applicants have no criminal history as stated in para 17. The applicant no.1 is in jail since 20.3.2025 and applicant no.2 is in jail since 4.3.2025. (viii) The applicant no.1 is a lady and she is entitled to the benefit of Section 480 BNSS. 6. Per contra, learned counsel for the first informant and learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 7. After having heard learned counsels for the parties and perusing the records, it is evident that the applicants are the mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased. The cause of death is asphyxia as a result of ante-mortem hanging. The husband of the deceased is in jail. The applicant no.1 is a lady. 8. Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicants may be enlarged on bail. 9. Let the applicants-Smt. Rekha Devi and Kishanpal, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- i) The applicants will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever. ii) The applicants will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever. (iii) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (iv) The applicants will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure her/him presence proclamation under section 84 BNSS, 2023 may be issued and if applicants fail to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against them, in accordance with law, under section 209 BNS, 2023. (v) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 351 BNSS, 2023. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicants is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against them in accordance with law and the trial court may proceed against them under Section 269 BNS, 2023. (vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicants. 10. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicants to prison. 11. The bail application is allowed. 12. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (Samit Gopal, J.) Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Gaurav Kuls Digitally signed by :- GAURAV KULSHRESTHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad