CHETRAM VERMA vs STATE OF U.P. - 2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 326

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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 326

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN, JJ
CHETRAM VERMA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF U.P. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Gaurav Yadava, Adv., Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR, Mr. Mohammad Usman Siddiqui, Adv., Mrs. Aisha Siddiqui, Adv., Ms. Sakeena Quidwai, Adv., Mr. Mohammad Salman Siddiqui, Adv., Ms. Tasleem Siddiqui, Adv., Mr. Rajat Baijal, Adv.
For the Respondents: Mr. Apoorva Agarwal, A.A.G., Mr. Namit Saxena, AOR, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, AOR, Mr. Yatharth Singh, Adv., Mr. Manindera Dubey, Adv., Ms. Shrishti Gautam, Adv., Mr. Divyansh Singh, Adv., Mr. Vikash Singh, Adv.

Table of Content
1. summary of the criminal case and allegations. (Para 3 , 5 , 6 , 10 , 11)
2. court’s observations on the implications of the bail decision. (Para 4 , 15 , 18)
3. legal provisions governing dowry death and the court's decision on bail. (Para 20 , 21 , 26)
4. outcome of the appeal. (Para 27 , 28)

ORDER

1. Exemption applications are allowed.

2. Leave granted.

3. This appeal arises from the order passed by the High Court of Allahabad dated 10.10.2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No.8097/2025 by which the bail application preferred by the respondent no.2 - original accused (husband of the deceased) came to be allowed and the accused was ordered to be released on bail in connection with the First Information Report bearing No.188/2025 registered with Kotwali Bhinga Police Station, District Shrawasti, State of Uttar Pradesh for the offence punishable under sections 85, 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “the BNS , 2023”) and sections 3 and 4 respectively of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 .

4. The impugned order is one of the most shocking and disappointing orders that we have come across over a period of time.

5. A young girl married with marit

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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 326

SUPREME COURT OF INDIAJ.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN, JJCHETRAM VERMA – AppellantVersusSTATE OF U.P. – Respondent

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN, JJ
CHETRAM VERMA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF U.P. – Respondent