Ankur Shukla vs State of U.P.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15136 of 2026

Ankur Shukla

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Ramesh Chandra Pal
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.
Court No.- 66

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HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J.

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Heard Sri Sacchidanand Tiwari, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Ramesh Chandra Pal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Imran Khan, learned AGA for the State.

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The instant bail application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 151 of 2025, under Sections 115(2), 85, 80(2) BNS and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Kampil, District Farrukhabad during pendency of the trial.

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Learned counsel for the applicant submits, however, applicant is husband of the deceased but on the basis of false allegation he has been made accused in the present matter.

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He further submits, actually applicant was doing job in another State and behind him issue of stomach pain was developed to deceased and due to this reason she became highly disturbed and she was also highly sensitive lady too therefore only due to this reason she committed suicide.

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He further submits, even during trial informant of the case i.e. father of the deceased in his cross examination admitted the above fact. He further submits, during trial when mother of the deceased was examined as PW-2 then she even in her examination-in-chief did not support the prosecution case and has been declared hostile and statements of these witnesses recorded before the trial court have been annexed along with instant bail application.

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He further submits, post mortem report also suggests that deceased died due to hanging and apart from the ligature mark she did not sustain any other

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injury and her hyoid bone was also found intact and therefore prima facie it appears to be a case of suicidal death.

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He further submits, applicant is not having any criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail since 14.09.2025 i.e. for last more than seven months.

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Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant.

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I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case.

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However, applicant is husband of the deceased and his wife died within seven months of her marriage under abnormal circumstances in her matrimonial home and there was also allegation of torture for demand of Rs. 1 lakh and motorcycle but it appears, during trial mother of the deceased did not support the prosecution case and have been declared hostile. Further, even it appears, the informant of the case i.e. father of the deceased also did not support the prosecution case in his cross examination before the trial court.

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Further, even post mortem report suggests that deceased died due to hanging and apart from the ligature mark she did not sustain any injury and her hyoid bone was found intact, therefore, prima facie it appears to be a case of suicidal death and considering the statements of parents of the deceased recorded before the trial court, the reason of suicide disclosed by learned counsel for applicant during the course of argument also cannot be completely ruled out at this stage.

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Further, applicant is not having any criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail since 14.09.2025 i.e. for last more than seven months.

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Further, law is settled that unless proven guilty an accused is deemed to be innocent and bail application should not be dismissed either for punitive or preventive purpose.

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Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

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Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed .

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Let the applicant - Ankur Shukla be released on bail in the aforesaid

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case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-

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(i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted.

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(ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity.

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In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant.

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It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial.

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May 5, 2026 AK Pandey

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(Sameer Jain,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ankur Shukla v. State of U.P.

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