Santosh Kumar Dwivedi v. State of U.P.
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Allahabad High Court bail order dated 13 October 2025 by Vivek Varma, J.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 35147 of 2025 under Section 483 BNSS; applicant Santosh Kumar Dwivedi versus State of U.P.; Case Crime No. 74 of 2025, Police Station Jalalpur, District Hamirpur; offence: Section 108 BNS (also cited as Section 108 B.N.S.); counsel for applicant: Ajatshatru Singh, Sumant Rai; State side: G.A. and learned AGA V.P.Tripathi; counsel relied on Supreme Court cases Mahendra Awase v. State of Madhya Pradesh (Criminal Appeal No. 221 of 2025, decided 17.01.2025) and Laxmi Das v. State of West Bengal and Ors. (Criminal Appeal No. 706 of 2017, decided 21.01.2025); postmortem cause of death asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging; applicant in jail since 11.06.2025; charge-sheet submitted; Court found ingredients of Section 108 BNS offence prima facie not made out; bail granted on personal bond and two like sureties with conditions on appearance, non-tampering and non-pressurization of witnesses; breach permits bail cancellation application.