Kumari Devi and Another v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail allowed; applicants Kumari Devi and Bharat; Case Crime No. 236 of 2022; Sections 498A, 304B I.P.C.; Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act; dowry-related offences; Police Station-Ahraura, District-Mirzapur; prosecution witnesses PW-1 to PW-3 turned hostile during trial; no criminal antecedents; in custody since 23.12.2022; release on personal bond and two sureties each with conditions; Justice Krishan Pahal; Order Date 16.7.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:115234.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to applicants Kumari Devi and Bharat on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence, no pressurizing/intimidating prosecution witnesses, appearance before the trial court on dates fixed); sureties to be verified before issuance of the release order.