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2025 DAILYLAW 89702 (ALL)

AJAY v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/29917/2025 · 2025-08-31

Krishan Pahal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 29917 of 2025 Court No. - 65 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Bhaskar Bhadra, learned counsel for applicant, Ms. Priyanka Devi Sharma, learned counsel for the informant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in Case Crime No.69 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80 B.N.S. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Srinagar, District Mahoba with the prayer to enlarge him on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that there is no suicide note to corroborate the prosecution story. The deceased was not happy with the marriage as she wanted to marry elsewhere and under duress has committed suicide on 01.04.2025 at about 5:00 a.m. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is in jail since 02.04.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Per contra, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. have vehemently opposed the bail application on the ground that the FIR is prompt and the deceased had expired within the precincts of the house of the applicant, as such, he is not entitled for bail. 6. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bhaskar Bhadra, Rajveer Chaurasiya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ajay .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) the promptness of FIR and the deceased having expired within the precincts of house of the applicant, I do not find it a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant. The bail application is found devoid of merits and is, accordingly, rejected. 7. However, it is directed that the aforesaid case pending before the trial court be decided expeditiously in view of the principle as has been laid down in the recent judgments of the Supreme Court in the cases of Vinod Kumar vs. State of Punjab; 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another vs. Union of India; (2017) 5 SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment. 8. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. September 1, 2025 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 29917 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad