Sona Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Fourth bail application; repeated bail application; Sona Devi; Case Crime No. 40 of 2022; Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC; Sections 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act (D.P. Act); dowry death; strangulation; numerous other injuries; matrimonial home; neighbour witness P.W.3; neighbour witness P.W.4; not an eye witness; witness not supporting prosecution case; Police Station Sonawa; District Sharvasti; third bail application No. 7741 of 2024 rejected by order dated 18.10.2024; bail application rejected; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Court No. 13; Justice Subhash Vidyarthi; August 27, 2025.
What did the court decide?
The ground that P.W.4 (another neighbour) did not support the prosecution case is liable to be rejected on the same ground on which the third bail application was rejected: like P.W.3, this witness is not an eye-witness of the incident.