This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The F. I R. was lodged on 28-12-1986 at P. S. Naubasta, District Kanpur by Sri Shiv Prakash Mishra, father of the injured Smt. Shefali. The F. I R. disclosed the offence under Sections 498-A/323/325/307,. P. C. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (Crime No. 545 of 1986 ). The occurrence was dated 21/22-12-1986 at about 11-12 p. m.

2. The prosecution story as unfolded in the F. I. R. was that the informant, an Assistant Chief Officer in the Reserve Bank of India, who was a resident of 3-a/130, Azad Nagar, Kanpur, has married his younger daughter Km. Shefali (now Smt. Shefali), aged about 22 years, in March 1986 to Jitendra Nath Trivedi the applicant, who was a resident of 84-Y, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur and was em ployed in a Bank. He was later on selected to the officers post and was posted in Allahabad Bank at Jaunpur and used to come on Sunday to his house at 84-Y, Kidwai Nagar. After a short span of time from the date of marriage, the applicant and his mo her used to demand more dowry including conveyance and Smt. Shefali, the injured was being beaten also just to pressur