HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12543 of 2026 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Sri Bhaskar Bhadra, 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 during the trial in Case Crime No.561 of 2025, under Sections 80(2) & 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3) B.N.S. & Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- Bhamora, District Bareilly. 3. In compliance of the order dated 27.07.2026, the counsel for the applicant has produced the pen drive but same is not the part of the case diary, therefore, it cannot be looked into by the Court. 4. Contention of counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is husband of the deceased. He has been falsely implicated. The deceased herself committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance. It is further submitted that on the basis of general and vague allegation, the applicant has been falsely implicated, though in the FIR as well as in the statement of witnesses, no specific time and date has been mentioned for demand of dowry, therefore, the allegation of demand of dowry is absolutely false and the applicant has been falsely implicated. Applicant has no criminal history. He is languishing in jail since 18.12.2025. In case the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the investigation/trial proceedings. 5. Per contra, learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bhaskar Bhadra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Suneel Sagar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) submitted that the deceased died under unnatural circumstance within seven years of her marriage and there was consistence statement of first informant and other family members of the deceased that the deceased was subjected to cruelty for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, therefore, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 6. 6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into account that the deceased died under unnatural circumstance within seven years of her marriage and there is material showing that the deceased was subjected to cruelty soon before her death for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, therefore, this Court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail, at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. 8. However, considering the observations made by the Apex Court in the case of Liakat Ali v. State of Jammu & Kashmir, Writ Petition (Crl) No.99 of 2026 that if a person is in jail, then it is the duty of the trial court and the prosecution to conclude the trial as early as possible, therefore, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible. September 18, 2026 CS/- BAIL No. 12543 of 2026 2 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad