CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2641 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2641 of 2026 Pankaj Kumar .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Awasthi, Jayesh Dutt Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 13 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State. 2. By means of this application, the applicant, who is involved in Case Crime No. 30 of 2026, under sections 85 & 80 (2) of the BNS (corresponding Sections 498-A and 304-B of IPC) and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Padua, District- Kheri is seeking enlargement on bail. 3. The brief facts of the present case are that an FIR dated 17.01.2026 has been lodged under Sections 85 and 80 (2) of the BNS (old Sections 498 A, 304 B of IPC) and under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against four named accused persons including the present applicant (brother in law/Dewar of the deceased) alleging therein that daughter of the informant was married to Amrish Kumar three years ago. All the four named accused persons used to beat his daughter f