Ram Ajor v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge criminal court released applicant on bail in dowry death prosecution, imposing standard conditions regarding court attendance and prohibition of seeking adjournments during evidence.
What did the court decide?
Released on bail with two sureties and conditions against seeking adjournments during evidence and ensuring presence for trial proceedings.
What the court decided
Court No. - 54
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32482 of 2018
Applicant :- Ram Ajor Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Awadhesh Kumar Sharma,Shesh Nath Bhatt Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rahul Chaturvedi,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.
By means of this application, the applicant, who is involved in Case Crime No.03 of 2018, under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Pathra Bazar, District-Siddharth Nagar, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the FIR was lodged by the first informant against the applicant and five other co-accused persons. The allegation is that the deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the members of her matrimonial house in connection with the demand of additional dowry and due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry, she was tortured till her death. It is further submitted that the applicant is the father-in-law of the deceased aged about 45 years as per the Aadhar Card issued by the Government of India. General and omnibus role has been attributed to all the family members of the husband who is languishing in jail. The applicant cannot be said to be the beneficiary of the said demand of dowry. The next contention is that co-accused Karora(mother-in-law) has been granted bail by this Court on 20.07.2018 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 26833 pf 2018, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure No. 8 to the bail application. The case of the applicant stands on similar footing of the abovesaid co-accused, hence, the applicant is also entitled for bail. The applicant is in jail since 09.04.2018, having no criminal antecedents to his credit.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether applicant, father-in-law of deceased in dowry death case, is entitled to bail during trial.
Applicability of conditions for release on bail in matrimonial criminal cases.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ram Ajor
Coram
Rahul Chaturvedi
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · August
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/32482/2018
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