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and Registrar’s order with Signatures BA1 No.1894 of 2025 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.

Ms. Laybanoor and Mr. Amit Kapri, Advocates for the applicant.

Mr. V.S. Pal, A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand.

2. This first bail application has been moved by the applicant seeking regular bail in F.I.R./Case Crime No.96 of 2025, under Section 108 of B.N.S., 2023, registered at Police Station Thana Kotwali Pithoragarh, District Pithoragarh.

3. The F.I.R. lodged by the father of the deceased under Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleges harassment by the applicant and his mother for dowry demands, culminating in the deceased consuming poison on 31.07.2025. Notably, post-investigation, the applicant's mother stands exonerated, with charges confined to the applicant alone.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the implication is false, the applicant having remained in judicial custody since 18.09.2025. The marriage on 26.11.2023 stemmed from mutual love, but misunderstandings arose due to the applicant's employment in Delhi while the de