Vineet vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Vineet vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of the applicant Vineet on bail in FIR/Case Crime No. 315 of 2025 upon furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each, subject to conditions: (a) undertaking to attend hearings; (b) not committing any similar offence; (c) no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade any person acquainted with the facts or tampering with evidence.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Vineet, accused in FIR/Case Crime No. 315 of 2025 under sections 85, 80(2) BNS and section 3/4 DP Act (P.S. Sandana, District Sitapur), is entitled to bail.

Court's answer

Considering the post-mortem report and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, and given that the applicant was in custody since 03.09.2025 with no criminal history, he is entitled to bail.

Ratio / Principle

The bail application is allowed; the applicant is to be released on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each, along with the conditions set out at (a) to (c).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 11392 of 2025 (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 12; Pankaj Bhatia, J.) — Bail granted in FIR/Case Crime No. 315 of 2025, P.S. Sandana, District Sitapur, under sections 85, 80(2) BNS and section 3/4 DP Act. FIR alleged that the daughter of the informant, married to the applicant, was killed by the matrimonial family on account of non-payment of dowry; post-mortem reported cause of death as antemortem hanging. Held: considering the post-mortem report and the absence of any specific allegation that the applicant caused mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to a demand of dowry, and as the applicant was in custody since 03.09.2025 with no criminal history, the bail application was allowed. Release directed on a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each, with conditions to attend hearings, refrain from similar offences, and not tamper with witnesses or evidence.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11392 of 2025

Vineet

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: Santosh Kumar Kanaujia : G.A

Court No. - 12

HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.

The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.315 of 2025 under sections 85, 80(2) BNS and section 3/4 DP Act, P.S. Sandana, District Sitapur.

In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was married to the applicant and sufficient dowry was also given, however on account of non-payment of dowry, the entire matrimonial family had killed the daughter. The cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is antemortem hanging.

Considering the post-mortem report and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused the mental or physical harassment to the deceased soon before her death in relation to demand of dowry, the applicant who is in custody since 03.09.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed.

Let the applicant Vineet be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:

(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings;

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(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.)

November 19, 2025

VNP/-

Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench