Single judge order on bail application by a 62-year-old woman charged with dowry harassment and death-related offences. Court found she assisted in her accident, acknowledged facts, and ordered sentence as per applicant, but noted she arrested after incident. Granted bail.
Bail granted to the applicant, Smt. Kesher Devi, of the above case.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:210956
Court No. - 68
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 56278 of 2022
Applicant :- Smt. Kesher Devi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anuj Bajpai,Mohd. Iqbal Farooqui,Pankaj Sharma,Prashant Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ajay Kumar Pathak
Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
1.वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपतआववददकम शशमरशकवशरद व श ककओरसवमम०अ०स० 216/2022, अनरर धमरम 498 ए, 304 बश, 323, 201 भम०दद०दव०एवदधमरम 3/4 दहवजपदरषवधअधधदनयम, रमनमहमररस जदकशन, धजलमहमररसममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरमपसरमरदकयमरयमहह।
2.आववददकम कवदवदमनअधधवकम, पररवमदशकवदवदमनअधधवकमएवददवदमन अपरशमसककयअधधवकमककसमनमररमपतमवलशकमपररशशलनदकयम।
3.आववददकम कवदवदमनअधधवकमनवरकरपसरमरदकयमदकआववदकककइस पकररममरलरएवदफजरढदरसवझझठमफदसमयमरयमहह, उसनवकधररअपरमध कमरररनहहदकयमहह।आववददकम, ममरकमककसमसहहव 62 वषरयमदहलमहह। आववददकम दमरमममरकमसवदहवजककममदरनहहककरयशहहऔरनहशउसवदहवज ककममदरकवधलएपरमदडरदकयमरयमहह।कधररघटनमकवसमयआववददकम अपनवबडवपमतकवसमरनकएणमममदनवमसकररहशरश, जबदकघटनमआववददकम कवरमदवममघदटरहहईहह।उनकमयहभशकरनहहदकममरकमककममदशशमरश चनदवरशद व शदमरमअपनवबयमनममकरनदकयमरयमहहदक "ददनमदक 01.08.2022 ककशममककमवरशपमतशमनशषमनवअपनवमक०नद०सवमवरवफकननद० परफकनकरकवबरमयमदकमनशषमकवपदरददनवशनवचमकझसवमनशषमकमहमर कमटददयमहहऔरममरपशटककहह।मवरशबवटशनवअपनवहमरकममकबमइल वहमटसएपपरफकटमभवजमरम।" इससवकधररघटनमकमरररहकनवममआववददकम ककभझदमकमपररलदकरनहहहकरहशहह।आववददकम ककपररवमरकमसदसयहकनवकव नमरवसदशयकवआधमरपरइसमममलवममनमदमरदकयमरयमहह।आववदकदनदरषहह ररमवहइसपकररममदद० 18.08.2022 सवकमरमरमरममदनरदहह।इसधलए आववदकककजममनरपरछकडददयमजमय।
4.पररवमदशकव दवदमनअधधवकमएवददवदमनअपरशमसककयअधधवकमनव अदभयमकमकव जममनरकमपबलदवरकधकररवहहएरकर पसरमरदकयमदक
अदभयमकम दमरमकमरररअपरमधस द जवयएवदरदभशरपकमदरकमहह, इसधलए अदभयमकम ककजममनरपरनछकडमजमय।
5.आववददकम कवदवदमनअधधवकमकवरकरदकवपररपवकयममपतमवलशपरउपलबध समरवमनरथययएवदपररणसरदरययकमसमगरपसवअवलककनकरनवकवबमद, सबझरयककपकमदरऔरदकसशभशठकसदवरकधमतमकसममगशककअनमपणसरदरएवद उपलबधसममगशसवछवडछमडककसदभमवनमनहकनवकवरथयककदवखरवहहएमवरश रमयममआववददकम ककजममनरपरममककरनवकमउपयमकआधमरहह।
उपरककशररदममसवदकसशकवउलदघनकवमममलवमम, परशकरनयमयमलयआववददकम ककजममनरदनयममनमसमररदकरनवककसवरदतहह।
Order Date :- 3.11.2023 CP.sahani
Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
3 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to a 62-year-old woman applicant charged under Sections 498A, 304B, and 323 IPC in a dowry-related death case.
Whether the arrest of the applicant was lawful in view of her medical condition and age.
Whether the impugned order denying bail should be set aside.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
CC No. AWC No. 216/2022Referred¶1
Smt. Kesher Devi
Gautam Chowdhary
As recorded by the court registry
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