Bail sought by the deceased's mother-in-law in a dowry death FIR; post mortem showed ante-mortem hanging and contusions. Court noted nothing specific showing harassment for dowry soon before death, her age, jail custody since May 2024 and no criminal history, and allowed bail with conditions.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:59017
Court No. - 12
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7363 of 2024
Applicant :- Savitri Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
(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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police ofÏcer or tamper with the evidence.
Order Date :- 29.8.2024
Shukla
Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the mother-in-law accused under Sections 498-A/304-B IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act should be released on bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Savitri Devi
Pankaj Bhatia
As recorded by the court registry
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