Allahabad High Court
BAIL/12931/2025 of SUNITA Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. (DEPTT. OF HOME ) LKO. on 18 December 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12931 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.435 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12931 of 2025
Court No. - 12
HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.435 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Colonelganj, District Gonda
3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant was married to son of applicant around five years ago. Subsequently the entire matrimonial family killed her for demand of dowry by throttling her. Cause of death as per post mortem report is ante mortem hanging and apart from ligature mark no other injury was observed on the body of the deceased. Applicant is mother in law.
4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the post mortem report and there being nothing specific against the applicant of having caused physical or mental harassment of the deceased before her death with regard to demand of dowry, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 3.12.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Sunita be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shyam Bihari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sunita .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. (Deptt. Of Home ) Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
her furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions:
(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused or suspected of the commission; and
(c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. December 18, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12931 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench