HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31451 of 2026 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Sri Virendra Pal Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Roshan Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 175 of 2025, Under Sections-85, 80(2) BNS & 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kadarchawk, District Budaun, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is husband of the deceased and he has been falsely implicated though there is no material to show that soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is further submitted that the deceased herself committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance after a petty dispute over household issues. The applicant has no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 27.06.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the deceased died within 7 years of her marriage under unnatural circumstances. He further submitted that statements of witnesses recorded during investigation show that the applicant had been continuously harassing the deceased for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry which resulted into suicide by the deceased, therefore, he is not entitled to be released on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manish Kumar Kashyap, Virendra Pal Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jagpal .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the fact that the applicant is husband of the deceased, who committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance within 7 years of her marriage and evidence collected during investigation shows that she was subjected to cruelty with regard to demand of dowry prior to her death, therefore, in view of presumption of dowry death under Section 118 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 6. Accordingly, the present bail application is rejected. 7. Application, if any, stands disposed of. 8. However, considering the fact that applicant is in jail and taking into account the direction of the Apex Court in Writ Petition (Crl.) No.99 of 2025 (Liakat Ali Vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir), the court below is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. September 8, 2026 S.C. BAIL No. 31451 of 2026 2 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad