Karuna Nand Bajpayee, J.

This application has been filed seeking the release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 463 of 2015 u/ss 304B, 498A and 201 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- Budhana District- Muzaffarnagar .

2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. and Sri N.I. Jafri, learned counsel for the complainant.

Perused the record.

3. Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is the father-in-law of the deceased and is an old man and was actually not present at the time of incident in the house. Further submission is that there are no specific allegations against the applicant and, therefore, the case of the applicant should be deemed to be distinguishable from the case of the husband, who alone may be presumed to be interested in the demand of additional dowry.

4. Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail and has drawn the attention of the Court to the statement of Smt. Gulfana, who is another daughter-in-law and was present in the house at the time of the incident. It has been narrated by witness Smt. Gulfana that after the marriage of the deceased the applicant and other family members we