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family members of Khushbu gave jewellery, clothes and other

household articles to her as per their financial capacity. It was

alleged that soon after their marriage, the petitioner and his

family members started harassing and humiliating Khushbu on

account of dowry demand. It was further alleged that the

petitioner was having an illicit relationship with another woman,

which led to frequent strife between the husband and wife.

It was further alleged that on 12.04.2025, Khushbu made a

phone call to her mother stating that she was being beaten and

harassed by her husband in connection with dowry demand. Later

on, at around 11:00 a.m., Khushbu was found hanging inside a

room at her matrimonial house. Consequently, the FIR was lodged

against the petitioner, his father Mohan Ram, his mother Panchi

Devi and his sister Jasoda.

Drawing the attention of the Court towards the challan

papers and various documents annexed with the case file, learned

counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been

falsely implicated in the present case. It was contended that after

a thorough investigation, the police did not find any of the

allegations to be substantiated against the family members of the

petitioner and filed the charge-sheet has been filed only against

the petitioner by the investigating agency.

Learned counsel further submitted that the allegations

regarding demand of dowry and the deceased committing suicide

due to harassment and humiliation for the same are wholly

incorrect. Drawing attention to various WhatsApp chats of the

deceased Khushbu with one Nimba Ram and recordings of

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telephonic conversations between the petitioner and Nimba Ram,

it was contended that the deceased was having close friendship

with the said Nimba Ram, which was the main cause of discord/

strife between the petitioner and the deceased. It was argued that

due to matrimonial discord arising from the said friendship,

Khushbu committed suicide.

Learned counsel further submitted that all electronic

evidence collected during the course of investigation has been

duly preserved and a certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian

Evidence Act has been obtained. Lastly, it was submitted that the

petitioner is in judicial custody; the charge-sheet has already been

filed; he has no criminal antecedents; and the trial is likely to take

a considerable time. Therefore, the petitioner deserve to be

enlarged on bail.

Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor as well as learned

counsel for the complainant vehemently opposed the bail

application. Learned counsel for the complainant submitted that

the deceased Khushbu died in her matrimonial home within seven

years of marriage. Specific allegations of demand of dowry have

been levelled against the petitioner and his family members in the

FIR and, therefore, considering the gravity and seriousness of the

allegations, the petitioner does not deserve the benefit of bail.

Having considered the rival submissions and the facts and

circumstances of the case, this Court prima facie finds that the

petitioner has been in judicial custody since 12.04.2025. The

electronic evidence in the form of Instagram chats, WhatsApp

messages and mobile call recordings recovered by the

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