Allowed¶35

Smt. Priti Arora v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC15 Oct 2025BAIL/35789/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Bail; Section 483 BNSS 2023; Section 480 BNSS; Sections 85, 80(2) BNS; Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Case Crime No. 235 of 2025; PS Govind Nagar; District Kanpur Nagar; mother-in-law of deceased; Smt. Gurmit Kaur @ Khushi Arora; suicide; antemortem hanging; single ligature mark; asphyxia; husband Nikhil Arora in custody; woman accused; no criminal history; in jail since 03.07.2025; bail conditions; s.84 BNSS proclamation; s.209 BNS; s.269 BNS; s.351 BNSS; personal bond and two sureties; Allahabad High Court; Samit Gopal, J.; October 15, 2025; BAIL No. 35789 of 2025.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted to Smt. Priti Arora in Case Crime No. 235 of 2025 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to the imposed conditions; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. ¶35

Smt. Priti Arora vs State of U.P. — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

¶35

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Smt. Priti Arora, mother-in-law of the deceased, should be enlarged on bail during trial in Case Crime No. 235 of 2025 (Sections 85, 80(2) B.N.S.; Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act).

¶23

Court's answer

Having heard counsel and perused the record, the Court noted that the applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased, the cause of death was asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging, the husband Nikhil Arora is in jail, and the applicant is a lady; finding no convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, the Court was of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.

¶23

Ratio / Principle

The applicant was directed to be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions imposed in the interest of justice (including non-tampering with prosecution evidence, attendance on every date, no adjournments when witnesses are present, presence at opening of the case, framing of charge and Section 351 BNSS statement, and liability to proclamation under s.84 BNSS and proceedings under ss.209 and 269 BNS on misuse of bail).

¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Samit Gopal, J.) allowed a bail application under Section 483 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 filed by Smt. Priti Arora, mother-in-law of the deceased Smt. Gurmit Kaur @ Khushi Arora, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in Case Crime No. 235 of 2025, Police Station Govind Nagar, District Kanpur Nagar, under Sections 85, 80(2) B.N.S. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act. The postmortem opined death by asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging with a single ligature mark; the husband Nikhil Arora was in jail; the applicant, a lady with no criminal history, had been in jail since 03.07.2025. Finding no convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, the Court released her on a personal bond with two sureties, imposing conditions including non-tampering with prosecution evidence, presence at the opening of the case, framing of charge and Section 351 BNSS statement, and liability to proclamation under s.84 BNSS and proceedings under ss.209/269 BNS on misuse of bail. Decided October 15, 2025.

¶1

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

¶2

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35789 of 2025

¶3

Versus Smt. Priti Arora .....Applicant(s)
State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jai Prakash Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No.- 66

¶4

HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.

¶5

List revised.

¶6

Heard Sri Jai Prakash Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Birendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record.

¶7

This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 has been filed by the applicant- Smt. Priti Arora , seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 235 of 2025, under Sections 85, 80(2) B.N.S. & Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Govind Nagar, District Kanpur Nagar.

¶8

Learned counsel for the applicant argued as follows:-

¶9

(i) The applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case.

¶10

(ii) The applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased Smt. Gurmit Kaur @ Khushi Arora.

¶11

(iii) The marriage of the deceased Gurmit Kaur @ Khushi was solemnized with Nikhil Arora the son of the applicant on 06.06.2024.

¶12

(iv) General and omnibus allegations have been levelled against the applicant.

¶13

(v) The deceased committed suicide which is suggestive from the postmortem examination report, wherein, the deceased has received a single ligature mark on her body and the cause of death has been

¶14

BAIL No. 35789 of 2025

¶15

¶16

opined as asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. Although the deceased was found to have received one lacerated wound on her body but the same did not contribute to her death.

¶17

(vi) Nikhil Arora the husband of the deceased is in jail as stated in para 20 of the affidavit.

¶18

(vii) The applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 22 and is in jail since 03.07.2025.

¶19

(viii) The deceased and the son of the applicant were leading a happy married life and one child was born from the wedlock. The deceased committed suicide in her maternal house / maika.

¶20

(ix) The applicant is a lady and she is entitled to the benefit of Section 480 B.N.S.S.

¶21

Per contra , learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

¶22

After having heard learned counsels for the parties and perusing the records, it is evident that the applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased. The cause of death is asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. Nikhil Arora the husband of the deceased is in jail. The applicant is a lady.

¶23

Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.

¶24

Let the applicant- Smt. Priti Arora , be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-

¶25

(i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever.

¶26

(ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner

¶27

BAIL No. 35789 of 2025

¶28

¶29

whatsoever.

¶30

(iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that she/he shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.

¶31

(iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure her/him presence proclamation under section 84 BNSS, 2023 may be issued and if applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against her/him, in accordance with law, under section 209 BNS, 2023.

¶32

(v) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 351 BNSS, 2023. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against her/him in accordance with law and the trial court may proceed against her/him under Section 269 BNS, 2023.

¶33

(vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicant.

¶34

The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.

¶35

The bail application is allowed .

¶36

Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

¶37

October 15, 2025 AS Rathore

¶38

(Samit Gopal,J.)

¶39

Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Smt. Priti Arora v. State of U.P.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Smt. Priti Arora v. State of U.P.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

All orders in this case

Similar cases

Indrawati vs State of U.P.

Brajlal vs State of U.P.

Arvind vs State of U.P.

Mirza Galib @ Israr Ahmad vs State of U.P.

Aadik Ram vs State of U.P.

Sikandar Ali vs State of U.P.