Kundan Vishwakarma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrett. U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 12), Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:62406, order dated 10.9.2024 by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2875 of 2023; applicant Kundan Vishwakarma; opposite party State of U.P. Keywords: bail granted, dowry death, Section 304-B IPC, Section 498-A IPC, Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Section 302 IPC, FIR/Case Crime No. 264 of 2022, Police Station Safderganj, District Barabanki, asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging, ligature mark, no allegation of dowry harassment soon before death, no criminal history, single witness examined, sureties Rs. 20,000/- each, counsel Shiv Shankar Singh, Durga Prasad Shukla, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Vivek Mishra, G.A./A.G.A.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Kundan Vishwakarma to be released on bail in FIR/Case Crime No.264 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Safderganj, District Barabanki, on furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each, subject to conditions (a)-(c): attendance at hearings, no similar offence, and no inducement/threat/promise or tampering with evidence.