IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ACHAL KUMAR PALIWAL th ON THE 11 OF FEBRUARY, 2025 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 5816 of 2025 SMT. LAXMI YADAV @ SANJU AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Baboo Ji Chourasia - Advocate for the applicants.

Shri Rajeev Pandey- P.L. for the State.

Shri Shivam Gautam, Advocate for the objector.

ORDER This is the first bail application filed by applicants under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail.

2. The applicants are in jail since 07.01.2025 in connection with Crime No.06 of 2025, registered at Police Station- Naigarhi District Rewa (M.P.)

for the offence under Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of BNS.

3. Prosecution story, in brief, is that applicants as well as co-accused continuously harassed the deceased by not allowing her to take water from borewell and disconnecting electric light etc. and due to which deceased committed suicide.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicant No.1 is Jethani of the deceased. She is four months pregnant. She has 1.5 year old child. Applicant No.2 is mother-in-law of the deceased. It is further Signature Not Verified Signed by: MANZOOR submitted that there are no allegations for demand of dowry. The applicants have been falsely implicated. They are in custody since 07.01.2025. No custodial interrogation is required in the case. On above grounds, it is urged that applicant be released on bail.

5. Learned counsel for the objector has no objection, if bail is granted to the applicants.

6. Learned counsel for the respondent/State, on the other hand, has opposed the application.

7. Looking to overall evidence available on record, I deem it proper to release the applicant on bail.

8. It is directed that the applicants be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand Only) each with one solvent surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court for securing their presence before the said Court on all the dates of hearing fixed in this regard during trial.

9. It is also directed that the applicants shall comply with the provisions of Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

10. Soft copy of this bail order be sent immediately/forthwith to applicant through concerned jail Superintendent.

11. M.Cr.C. stands allowed and disposed of.

12. Certified copy as per rules.

(ACHAL KUMAR PALIWAL)

JUDGE Signature Not Verified Signed by: MANZOOR Ansari Signature Not Verified Signed by: MANZOOR