JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Adya Prasad Tewari and Mr. R.K. Dubey, learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. R.K.R. Sharma, learned counsel for the Informant and Mr. Amit Singh Chauhan, learned AGA for the State.

2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 102 of 2022, under Section 306 IPC, P.S.Kydganj, District-Prayagraj with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail.

3. As per the first information report lodged by the uncle of the deceased, namely, Vinod Kumar Dwivedi (informant) on 16.06.2022 at about 12:29 hrs, marriage of nephew of the informant, namely, Akash Kumar Dwivedi was solemnized with applicant no.3, namely, Arti Dwivedi on 27.02.2020, according to Hindu Rituals and Rites. After the marriage, the accused persons, namely, Anand Shankar Pandey (father-in-law), Smt. Pushpa Pandey (mother-in-law), Sweta Pandey (elder daughter) and Dhananjay Pandey (son-in-law) and Dablu Pandey s/o Girja Shankar Pandey, Pappu Mishra s/o Uma Shankar have physically, mentally and economically tortured the informant's nephew and abetted him to commit suicide, due to which, the deceased committed suicide on 16.06.2022 by jumping from the Yamuna Bridge.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and they have an apprehension that they may be arrested in the above-mentioned case, whereas there is no credible evidence against them. He further submits that the applicant nos. 1 to 3 are the father-in-law, mother-in-law and wife of the deceased respectively and they have been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. The real fact is that the marriage of applicant no.3 was solemnized with informant's nephew on 27.07.2020, after marriage, the deceased and his family members demanded dowry from the applicants and on non-fulfilment of the aforesaid demand, the applicant alongwith his family members committed maarpeet with the applicant no.3. However, the applicant no.3 did not take any legal action and always compromised with the deceased and his family members as she wanted to live happily with them. Out of the wedlock, she was blessed with a child, who is about eight months old at the time of incident. On 12.06.2022, the deceased alongwith his family members committed maarpeet with the applicant no.3 and forced her to leave the house. Thereafter, the applicant no.3 after informing her father (applicant no.1) went to her parents' house and lodged a complaint against the deceased and his family members on 13.06.2022. On such complaint being lodged, the S.H.O. concerned called the deceased and his family members, but they did not turn up.

5. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that earlier, the other co-accused persons had approached before this Court by means of filing Cri. Misc. Writ Petition No.8296 of 2022 (Shweta Pandey and 3 others vs. State of U.P. and 3 Ors.) wherein vide order dated 30.06.2022, protection was given to the applicant till submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the applicants had filed another Cri. Misc. Writ Petition No.9291 of 2022 (Anand Shankar Pandey and 2 others vs. State of U.P. and 3others) and prayed for a similar relief as granted to the other co-accused persons. The aforesaid writ petition was dismissed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.07.2022 leaving it open for the petitioners therein to apply before the competent court for anticipatory bail/bail as permissible under law and in accordance with law. He further submits that the applicants have no previous criminal history and have not been summoned or convicted in any case. The applicant nos.1&2 are old and infirm persons aged about 60 years. The applicants have never abetted the deceased to commit suicide. He further submits that there is no credible evidence against the applicants to show that there is abetment from the side of the applicants instigating the deceased to comm