Bail granted in dowry death case under Section 107 BNS where postmortem showed antemortem hanging and no evidence of abetment; applicant in custody since July 2025 with no prior record.
Applicant released on bail upon furnishing personal bond and two sureties of Rs. 20,000 each with conditions. ¶12
The applicant is entitled to bail because the postmortem report shows antemortem hanging and there is no material to suggest abetment as defined under the Act and explained in Mariano Anto Bruno v. Inspector of Police; the bail application is allowed. ¶12
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9856 of 2025
Smt. Khushnuma
.....Applicant(s)
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State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Firoz Ahmad Khan, Abdul Alim Khan, Mohd. Vakar Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
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HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
BAIL No. 9856 of 2025
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(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 he 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.
(Pankaj Bhatia,J.)
October 14, 2025
VNP/-
Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
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Whether the applicant is entitled to bail in FIR No. 347/2025 under Section 107 BNS considering the postmortem report and absence of material suggesting abetment.¶12
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Mariano Anto Bruno v. Inspector of PoliceExplained¶12
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