Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87059 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 18384 of 2024 Applicant :- Kamal Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sarve Nazir,Zafar Abbas Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State. 3. The allegation against the applicant is that the applicant caused murder of his wife because of unfulfilled demand of dowry. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the informant in his statement recorded before the police has stated that whenever his deceased-daughter used to come to her parental house, she used to inform them that his sister-in-law-Madhu (Jethani), misbehaves with her, and she did not made any complaint against her husband. She stated that Madhu and her husband, Bhupendra, shall be responsible in case something untoward happens to her. Learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that at the time of death of the deceased, the applicant was not present in the house. Only Madhu and her husband were present. They have caused her murder and the applicant, being husband, has been falsely implicated. Even otherwise, before the trial court, not a single prosecution witness has been examined till date. Charges were framed on 13.08.2024. He has no criminal history to his credit and is languishing in jail since 21.06.2023. 5. On the other hand learned A.G.A has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted above, finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Manish Sisodia vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LawSuit (SC) 677. and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by the under trials 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. 7. Let the applicant, Kamal Singh, involved in Case Crime No.134 of 2023 , under Sections-498A, 304B, 302, 506 of I.P.C. Police Station- Dhanari, District- Sambhal, 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 the evidence or threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates 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. (iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iv) In case the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation then the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against him in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. (v) The applicant shall remain present in person before the Trial Court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant 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 him in accordance with law. 8. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 Ruhi H. Digitally signed by :- RUHI HASAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad