Neeraj Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home Deptt.) Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Neeraj Kumar bail allowed; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 11497 of 2024; Case Crime No. 359 of 2024, PS Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya; Sections 498A, 304B, 504 IPC; Section 3/4 DP Act; FIR lodged 28.06.2024; dowry-death allegation; marriage of deceased to applicant on 20.01.2020; ligature mark, asphyxia due to ante-mortem hanging; charge sheet against applicant only, co-accused exonerated; complainant turned hostile (trial-court statement dated 06.02.2025); no criminal history; release on personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount; conditions — not tamper with prosecution evidence, not pressurize prosecution witnesses, appear on each and every date fixed by trial court; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Order Date 7.3.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:14225.
What did the court decide?
Enlargement of the applicant Neeraj Kumar on bail in Case Crime No. 359 of 2024 upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate/court concerned, subject to the conditions that (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; and (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court.