Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC-LKO:45074

Court No. - 11

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8744 of 2023

Applicant :- Amrita Devi

Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru.Prin.Secy. Deptt. Of Home

Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Kumar Srivastava,Vivek Kumar

Srivastava

Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and

perused the record.

2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.128 of

2023 under sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and section 3/4 D.P. Act,

P.S. Rehra Bazar, District Balrampur.

3. The first information report in question was lodged against

the applicant, her son and husband. The applicant is the mother-

in-law and the death of the informant's daughter occurred

within seven years of marriage, although the first information

report contains the allegation with regard to demand of dowry.

No specific allegations with regard to demand of dowry have

been levelled giving any details. The cause of death as revealed

from the postmortem report is antemortem hanging. The body

of the deceased does not indicate any other injury except for

ligature mark around the neck.

4. Considering the fact that the applicant is the lady and there is

no specific assertions against the applicant with regard to

demand of dowry coupled with the fact that the applicant has no

criminal antecedents and is in jail since 07.05.2023, the

applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. Thus the bail

application is allowed.

5. Let the applicant Amrita Devi be released on bail in aforesaid

first information report number subject to her furnishing a

personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount

to the satisfaction of the court below concerned with the

following conditions:

(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the

hearings;

(b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the

offence of which she is accused or suspected of the

commission; and

(c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any

inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the

facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts

to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the

evidence.

Order Date :- 12.7.2023

VNP/-

Digitally signed by :-

VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,

Lucknow Bench