Dhanpati v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko
Case brief
What is this about?
Dhanpati v. State of U.P. (Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home, Lucknow) — Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2969 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 13, order dated April 24, 2026 by Manish Kumar, J. Bail during trial sought in Case Crime No. 178 of 2025, P.S. Udaypur, District Pratapgarh, under sections 80, 85 and 61(2) BNS 2023 (old sections 304B, 498A, 120B IPC — dowry death, cruelty, criminal conspiracy) and sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act. Interlocutory order: vakalatnama of complainant's counsel Anil Kumar Yadav taken on record; counter affidavit within one week; rejoinder affidavit within a further week; listing in week commencing 04.05.2026 as fresh; no adjournment on next date; orders even in absence of respondent no. 2's counsel. No precedent cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
No decision on the bail prayer; interlocutory procedural directions only — one week to the learned AGA and complainant's counsel to file counter affidavit, rejoinder affidavit within a further week, and the case listed in the week commencing 04.05.2026 as fresh with no adjournment on the next date.