HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Anticipatory Bail Application No. 149 of 2023

Sher Singh and others

...Applicants

Versus

State of Uttarakhand

...Respondents

Present:-

Mr. D.C.S. Rawat, Advocate for the applicants.

Mr. V.S. Rawat, Brief Holder for the State.

Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)

Applicants seek anticipatory bail in FIR/Case

Crime No. 113 of 2023, under Sections 304B IPC, Police

Station Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the parties and

perused the record.

3.

According to the FIR, the deceased Vandana was

married on 08.03.2018 to co-accused Bhupendra Yadav,

who happens to be the son of the applicant nos. 1 and 2

and brother of the applicant no.3. The FIR records that after

marriage the deceased was harassed and tortured for

additional demand of dowry. The deceased went under

depression. She was not treated upon. Finally, on

25.02.2023, she was killed.

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4.

It is the case of the applicants that, in fact, the

deceased was unwell; she was under Psychiatric treatment

prior to her marriage; she was under depression; sh