JAVED IQBAL WANI
Shilpa – Appellant
Versus
UT of J&K through SHO P/S Samba – Respondent
Judgment
Javed Iqbal Wani, J.—Through the medium of instant petition, petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in FIR No. 0005/2021 dated 02.01.2021 for commission of offences punishable under Section 304-B IPC registered at Police Station, Samba.
2. The facts giving rise for filing of the instant petition as stated in the petition are that on false and frivolous grounds an FIR came to be registered against the petitioner in Police Station, Samba. The petitioner states to married to one Suresh Kumar in the year 2005 and remained occupied with her ailing child and hardly visited her parents and brother namely Abhishek Badyal who had been married to deceased Pallavi Gupta on 18.12.2018.
3. It is being stated that petitioner shared pleasant relationship with the deceased (her babi) having nothing ill about her in her heart or anything to seek or settle with her.
4. It is being stated that despite being innocent, petitioner was falsely implicated in the FIR by the father of the deceased who had been against his daughter’s marriage with the petitioner’s brother and is using the daughter’s death as a revenge against the petitioner and her family.
5. It is being further stated
Grant of anticipatory bail based on the lack of prior complaints regarding cruelty, harassment, and dowry demands before the death of the deceased, and the false and omnibus nature of the allegations....
The absence of specific allegations of demand of dowry or causing harassment to the deceased in relation to demand of dowry led to the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
Anticipatory bail can be granted if there are no specific allegations against the applicant, ensuring the right to a fair trial and evidentiary support for accusations.
The absence of injury marks in the postmortem report and the lack of commenting upon the merits of the case were crucial in granting anticipatory bail to the applicant.
The main legal point established is the careful exercise of discretion in granting anticipatory bail, emphasizing the principles of not misusing liberty and considering the consequences of arrest.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that for granting anticipatory bail in a case related to dowry, the absence of specific allegations of demand of dowry or causing harassment to the....
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