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Manjoo Prajapati v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC9 Jul 2025NABAIL/4809/2025

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail granted; Section 482 BNSS; Manjoo Prajapati; Sections 498-A and 304 IPC; criminal case 0477/2021; district Varanasi; Rs. 50,000 personal bond; bail conditions i-v; cancellation on breach; reliance on Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre (2011) 1 SCC 694; Septisimic shock due to both lung; husband arraigned 2014; Allahabad High Court Court No. 70; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary; decided 10.7.2025; 2025:AHC:109958.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail (S. 482 BNSS) granted on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/-, subject to conditions (i)-(v) covering non-absconding, non-threat/non-influence, availability for interrogation, abstention from like offences, and non-tampering/non-intimidation; breach of any condition permits the competent authority to consider cancellation. ¶13

Manjoo Prajapati Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the applicant, Manjoo Prajapati, to protect her from arrest in connection with criminal case No. 0477/2021 under Sections 498-A and 304 IPC registered in district Varanasi. +1 more

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Court's answer

Anticipatory bail is granted to the applicant subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- (with related security as indicated in the text) and to conditions (i)-(v): not absconding or evading appearance; not threatening or influencing those connected with the matter; presenting herself for interrogation when called and answering necessary questions; not committing any offence similar to that for which she stands accused; and not tampering with case material or threatening/placating persons acquainted with the facts so as to suppress or falsify evidence.

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Ratio / Principle

Having heard both sides and considered the gravity of the offence, the role of the accused, and the real facts and circumstances of the case, the Court disposed of the anticipatory bail application on that balanced assessment.

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Key takeaways

If the concerned accused breaches any of the above-listed conditions, the competent authority remains free to entertain an application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court, Court No. 70 — Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. — Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:109958 — CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. 4809 of 2025, decided 10.7.2025. Applicant Manjoo Prajapati sought pre-arrest protection against prosecution under criminal case No. 0477/2021 registered under Sections 498-A and 304 IPC, district Varanasi. She contended that her husband had been arraigned in 2014, that the witnesses had no justification for their accusations, and that death was medically attributable to 'Septisimic shock due to both lung'. Relying on the Supreme Court's approach in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 — that gravity of the offence, the accused's role and material facts must first be weighed — and after hearing both sides, the Court granted anticipatory bail on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- subject to five conditions (no absconding; no threatening or influencing; availability for interrogation; abstention from similar offences; no tampering with evidence or intimidation of witnesses), failing which the competent authority may entertain cancellation of the bail. Application disposed as granted.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109958

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Court No. - 70

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 4809 of 2025

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Applicant :- Manjoo Prajapati Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shailesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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वररममनदमणणणकपककररअगगमजममनरपमररनमपत, आववगदकमममजज पजमपगर ककओरसवमम०अ०सम० 0477/2021 अनरर धमरम 498 ए, 304 भमररतयदणणसमगहरम, रमनमभवलमपमर, जजलमवमरमरसतममअगगमजममनरकक ममरकररवहहएइसपमररनमकवसमरदमयरगकयमरयमहहगकगररफरमरतककणसरगर ममआववगदकमककजममनरपरररहमगकयमजमसकव।

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आववगदकम कवगवदमनअजधवकमकवसहयकरतगवदमनअजधवकमएवमगवदमन अपरशमसककयअजधवकमककसमनमररमपतमवलतकमपररशतलनगकयम। 3. आववगदकम कवगवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरगकयमगकआववदकगनदरषहह, उसवउपरककधमरमओमममदवषवशरमरवपरवशमनकरनवककगनयरसवआजलपगकयम रयमहह, उसवआशमकमहहगकउसवउपरककवगर मममलवममगररफरमरगकयमजम सकरमहह, जबगकउसकवगवरदककईगवशवसनतयसमकयनहहहहऔरआववगदकम कवगवरदअभतरकककईभतबमधयकमरतपगकयमनहहअपनमईरयतहह।आववदक, ममरकमककसमसहह।आववगदकमदमरमकजररअपरमधकमरररगकयवजमनवकमककई हवरमकनहहहहररमआववगदकमपमतवममरकमकमगववमहवषर 2014 ममहहआरम। गववमहकवइरनवगदननउपरममरउकअपरमधगकयवजमनवकमककईऔगचतयनहहहह। यहममसमसमरररथययहभतहहगकममरकमककममतयमउसकवममयकवममहहईहहएवम ममरकमकवशवपरतकरआखयमकवअनमसमरउसकवममतयमकमकमरर Septisimic shock due to both lung अमगकरहह।उनकमकरनहहगकआववगदकम गवचमररऔरजमचकवददरमनसहयकरकरनवकमवचनदवरतहहगकवहजमच एजमसतयमनयमयमलयदमरमअपवगकरसमयपरउपणसरररहवरतएवमआववगदकम कक

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ओरसवयहआशवमसनगदयमरयमहहगकवहकमनजनककपगकयमममसहयकरकरनव कवजलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभतआवशयकरमहकरतवहईममनदमरतसवनयमयमलयकव समकखमदककउपलबधकरमएरतऔरउनसभतशररमककसवतकमरकरनवकवजलए भतरहयमरहह, जकनयमयमलयउसपरअजधरकगपरकरवरत।

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गवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमदमरमअगभयमकमकवअगगमजममनरकव गवरकधममयहरकरपसरमरगकयमरयमगकइसमममलवममअगभयमकमककभजगमकम परमदषयमपररलगकरहकरहतहहररमइसघटनमममइनककभजगमकमसमभमवयहह, इसजलएअगभयमकमककअगगमजममनरपरममकनगकयमजमय।

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यहकहमजमसकरमहहगक Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 कवमममलवममममननतयउचचरम नयमयमलयदमरमयहअवधमरररगकयमरयमहहगकअगगमजममनरयमगचकमपर नयमयगनररयनकररवसमयनयमयमलयककआरकपनककपकमगरऔररमभतररम, आरकपतककनयमगयकपगकयमसवभमरनवककसमभमवनमपरगवचमरकरनमचमगहए औरयहगकनयमयमलयककआरकपतकवगवरदउपलबधसभतसममगतकम समवधमनतसवमजलयममकनकरनमचमगहएऔरआरकपतककवमसरगवकभजगमकमपर भतगवचमरकरनमचमगहए।

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उभयपककवरकरएवमवररममनमममलवममअगगमजममनरसमबमधतगवजधकव सरमगपरजसदममरनककधयमनममरखरवहहएऔरपककमरनकवगवदमनअजधवकमओम कवकरनन, आरकपनककपकमगर, आववदकककभजगमकमऔरमममलवकवसभतरथयन एवमपररणसरगरयनककधयमनममरखरवहहए, मममलवकवरमर-दकषपरगबनमककई गवचमरवयकगकएअगगमजममनरककपमररनमसवतकमरगकएजमनवयकगयहह।

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यहअगगमजममनरआववदनपतसवतकमर गकयमजमरमहह। 7. रदनमसमर,

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ककगररफरमरतकक उपरककममकदममअपरमधसमखयमममसणममजलरआववगदकम दशममम, उसवसमबमजधररमनवकवभमरसमधकअजधकमरतककसमरमगषपरर० 50,000/- कमवयगकररबमधपतएवमउसतधनरमगशकवदकपगरभजपसरमरकरनव पर , पमजलसआखयमदमजखलगकएजमनवरकगनमनशररकवअधतनअगगम जममनरपरममकगकयमजमएरम :-

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i) आववदकअगभयकजनपककवसमकयनकवसमरछवडछमडनहहकरवरम।

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ii) आववदकअगभयकजनपककवरवमहनककधमकमएरमयमपरवशमननहहकरवरम। iii) आववदक, यगदआवशयकहकरमरकपमजलसअजधकमरतकवसमकजमचहवरम अपवगकरगरजरएवमगनयरसमयपरउपणसरररहवरमररमअनमवशयकसररन नहहलवरम।

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iv) आववदकउसअपरमधकवसममनककईअपरमधनहहकरवरम, जजसकमआरकप आववदकपरलरमयमरयमहहयमजजसकवगकएजमनवकमसमदवहहह।

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v) आववदकमममलवकवरथयनसवपररगचरगकसतवयगकककपतयकयमअपतयक रपसवककईपलकभन, धमककयमवमदमनहहकरवरमजजससववहवयगकनयमयमलय यमगकसतपमजलसअजधकमरतकवसमकरथयनकमखमलमसमकरनवसवगवममखहक जमएयमसमकयनकवसमरछवडछमडकरव।

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उपरककशररकवउलमघनककणसरगरममअगभयकजनपककक, आववगदकम कक पदतअगगमजममनरकवगनरसरतकररहवरमउपयमकआववदनपसरमरकरनवकक सवरमतरमहकरत।

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Order Date :- 10.7.2025 CP.sahani

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

Manjoo Prajapati v. State of U.P. and Another

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