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Seema Devi and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC17 May 2025NABAIL/1474/2025

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail rejected; Allahabad High Court, Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, order dated 17.5.2025; Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 1474 of 2025; applicant Seema Devi and another; counsel Dinesh Yadav vs Bhavya Sahai/G.A.; case/FIR No. मस०अ०सव० 277/2024, District Aligarh; Sections 498-A, 304-B, 504; Dowry Prohibition Act Sections 3/4; insufficient grounds; regular-bail liberty preserved; alleged dowry-demand/assault/suicide narrative urged by opposite counsel.

What did the court decide?

After hearing both sides and considering the statements made in the present application, the court concluded that the applicants' counsel had advanced no suitable and sufficient ground warranting grant of anticipatory bail. ¶5

Seema Devi and Another vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS of the applicants (Seema Devi and another) should be granted in connection with case/FIR No. मस०अ०सव० 277/2024 involving alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B and 504 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in District Aligarh.

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

The anticipatory bail application of the applicants was rejected.

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Key takeaways

The applicants nonetheless remain free to submit a regular bail application before the competent trial court.obiter¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Court No. 86; single bench — Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), order dated 17.5.2025, rejected Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 1474 of 2025 moved by Seema Devi and another through counsel Dinesh Yadav in connection with case/FIR No. मस०अ०सव० 277/2024 (alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B and 504, enacting code not legible, and Sections 3/4, Dowry Prohibition Act), District Aligarh. After considering the submissions of both sides — the applicants asserting absence of any criminal history, that no charge-sheet stood filed against them although one had been filed against the deceased's husband, and offering cooperation/presence before the trial court, and the State counsel contending an illegal dowry demand from the deceased, physical assault upon refusal, and her consequent suicide with grave offences warranting rejection — the Court found that no suitable and sufficient ground had been advanced for grant of anticipatory bail and dismissed the application, leaving the applicants free to pursue a regular bail application before the trial court. (Judgment body survives only in heavily OCR-degraded Devanagari; statutory attributions are provisional.)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:82522

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Court No. - 86

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1474 of 2025

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Applicant :- Seema Devi And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Dinesh Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- Bhavya Sahai,G.A.

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Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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1. आववदकगणकवववददनअधधवकद, पररवदददकवववददनअधधवकदएववरदजयकक ओरसवउपसससतववददनअपरशदसककयअधधवकदशदजयरदमपदणडवयकक ससनदतसदपतदवलदकदपररशदलनवकयद।

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2. वतरमदनअवगमजमदनतआववदनपत, मस०अ०सव० 277/2024, अवतगरतधदरद 498 ए, 304 बद, 504 भद०दव०वव०वधदरद 3/4 दहवजपवतषवधअधधवनयम, सदनदइगलदस, धजलदअलदगढममअवगमजमदनतककमदवगकरतवहहएइसपदसरनद कवसदसपसतसतवकयदगयदहहवकवगरफतदरदककसससवतममआववदकगणकक जमदनतपरररहदवकयदजदए।

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3. आववदकगणकवववददनअधधवकदददरदतकरवदयदगयदहहवकआववदकगण वनदरषहहतसदउसवआशवकदहहवकउसवउपयसरकमदमलवममवगरफतदरवकयदजद सकतदहह , जबवकउसकवववरदककईववशवसनदयसदकयनहहहह।उनकवददरद आगवयहभदपसतसतवकयदगयदहहवकआववदकगण, ममतकदकवसदस-सससरहह तसदइनकवददरदममतकदसववकसदपकदरकवदहवजककमदवगनहहककगयदहहऔर नहदममतकदककदहवजककमदवगकवधलएपतदवडतवकयदगयदहह।इसमदमलममम ममतकदकवपवतकवववरदआरकपपतनयदयदलयममददधखलहकचसकदहह। आववदकगणकवववरदआरकपपतअभदददधखलनहहहहआहह।उनकदयहभद तकरहहवकआववदकगणकदककईआपरदधधकइवतहदसनहहहहतसदआववदकगण कवववरदअबतकककईबलपपवरकपवकयदजदरदनहहककगईहह।यहभदपसतसत वकयदगयदवकआववदकगणजदवचतसदपरदकणकवददरदनसहयकगकरनवकदवचन दवतवहहतसदवहजदवचएजमसदअसवदनयदयदलयददरदअप व कतहकनवपरउपसससत

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हहगव।

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4. पररवदददकवववददनअधधवकदएववववददनअपरशदसककयअधधवकदददरद अवभयसकगणकवअवगमजमदनतकदववरकधकरतवहहएयहतकरपसतसतवकयदगयद वकइसमदमलवममअवभयसकगणददरदममतकदसवअवतररकदहवजककमदवगककगयद औरदहवजककपपवतरनहकनवपरउसककमदनधसकवशदरदररकरपसवपतदवडत वकयदगयद, धजसकवकदरणममतकदददरदकधसतघटनदकदररतककगयद।इस मदमलमममववचदरणनयदयदलयददरदसमसततथयहकदसमगपररशदलनकक दवषगतरखतवहहएउवचतआदवशपदररतवकयदगयदहह, इसपशनगतआदवशमम हसतकवपवकयवजदनवककईऔवचतयनहहहह।उनकदयहभदतकर हहवक अवभयसकगणददरदकदररतअपरदधगवभदरपकमवतकदहहतसदअवभयसकगणकद अवगमजमदनतपदसरनदपतवनरसतवकयवजदनवयकगयहह।

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5. उभयपकहकवववददनअधधवकदगणककससननवऔरवतरमदनआववदनममवकए गएकसनहपरववचदरकरनवकवउपरदवत , यहनयदयदलयइसरदयपरहहवक आववदकगणकवववददनअधधवकदददरदअवगमजमदनतदवनवकवधलएककईउपयसक एववपयदरपआधदरपसतसतनहहवकयदगयदहह।

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6. तदन स दर , आववदकगणसदमदद व दएववपपरनधसवहकदयहअवगमजमदनत आववदनपतवनरसतवकयदजदतदहह।

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7. हदलद व क , आववदकगणकवधलएसवबवधधतववचदरणनयदयदलयकवसमकवनयवमत जमदनतआववदनपतपसतसतकरनवकवधलएसवतवततदहह।

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Order Date :- 17.5.2025 CP.sahani

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Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Seema Devi and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

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