State of U.P v. Party

2. Vakalatnama of Sri Yadvesh Yadav, Advocate on behalf of the first informant is taken on record.

3. Heard Sri Yogesh Kumar Dahiya, Advocate holding brief of Sri Jitendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Mukul Yadav, Advocate holding brief of Sri Yadvesh Yadav, learned counsel for the first informant and Sri Birendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record.

4. This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 has been filed by the applicant- Aditya Goyal, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 323 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. & Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Sector 113 Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar.

5. The first information report of the present matter was lodged on 24.07.2025 by Anmol Goyal against the applicant, Ram Swaroop Goyal (father-in-law), mother-in-law and unknown nands of the deceased alleging therein that his elder sister Deepika Goyal was married on 21.02.2023 to Aditya Goyal. The accused persons used to fight with his sister after she used to talk to him or his elder sister and used to assault her and there was demand of dowry in the shape of a house and a vehicle. The mother-in-law and the nands also used to trouble her. Whatever used to be received by her as salary from her 2 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 employment was taken by them. The accused persons had a fight with Deepika and had dropped her back to her maternal house. Aditya had once in a marriage in the house assaulted her. On

2.07.2025 she was very happy and had talked to her elder sister on a video call at about 4 pm after which at about 8:40 pm group message was received which was sent by her husband or mother-in-law or father-in-law in which they had written BYE, SORRY and I LOVE YOU, after which the informant and his sister tried to contact Deepika and Aditya on phone many times but the same was not replied. He then called Aditya and his mother on phone on which she states that she is taking a walk in the park in colony and Deepika and Aditya are in their room upside and she would go after 15 minutes and then make him talk with her. Then at about 10:00 pm she states that both Deepika and Aditya are not receiving her phone and they may have gone to sleep. After 15 minutes of the same the mother of Aditya called him on phone and stated that Deepika has committed suicide. The information was given to him at about 10:17 pm after which his elder sister told him to take her to hospital on which they started shouting that his sister has spoiled their life. His report be lodged and action be taken. His sister was aged about 29 years.

6. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted as under:- (i) The applicant although is the husband of the deceased but he has been falsely implicated in the present matter. (ii) The first information report has been lodged after an inordinate delay of 15 hours. (iii) There was no demand of dowry ever by the applicant or other accused persons. (iv) There is no reason for demand of dowry in as much as the applicant had purchased a car about two month ago and had also purchased a house in October 2024 in which they were living. (v) The allegations against the applicant and other accused persons are vague and general in nature. (vi) There are whatsapp chat between the applicant and the deceased which have been annexed as Annexure-14 3 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 supplementary affidavit dated 08.10.2025 which would go to show that the couple were leading a happy married life. (vii) The case had to be reported as a case of dowry death or murder as the deceased had huge life insurances and her brother was a beneficiary in the same and thus to claim the same, the matter was to be reported as such. (viii) Co-accused Sunita Goyal the mother-in-law and Ram Roop Goyal the father-in-law of the deceased have been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 04.09.2025 and

08.09.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 30492 of 2025 and 30622 of 2025, the copy of the said orders is annexed as Annexure-6 to the affidavit. (ix) The applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 88 and is in jail since 26.07.2025.

7. Per contra, learned counsel for the first informant vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted as under:- (i) The applicant is the husband of the deceased. (ii) The deceased died within 3 years of marriage in her matrimonial house. The death is unnatural. (iii) The mother-in-law of the deceased was misleading the first informant on his various calls regarding the whereabouts of the deceased and subsequently the applicant came to know that his sister has died. (iv) The conduct of the applicant and his family members is very objectionable in as much as although the deceased was taken to Fortis Hospital, Noida by the applicant on 23.07.2025 at 10 pm but she was declared dead after which no information was given by them to the police or any authorities and it was the hospital which informed the police on the basis of which the inquest on the body of the deceased was conducted.

8. Learned counsel for the State also opposed the prayer for bail and submitted as under:- 4 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 (i) The applicant is the husband of the deceased. (ii) The applicant is named in the first information report and there are allegations of demand of dowry against him. (iii) The deceased died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial house. (iv) The presence of the applicant at the time of incident is not disputed in as much as he was present there which was also stated by the mother of the applicant.

9. After having heard learned counsels for the parties and perusing the records, it is evident that the applicant is the husband of the deceased. The deceased died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial house. The death is unnatural. The applicant or his family members did not inform any of the authorities concerned and the information about the death of the deceased was given by the hospital to the police on the basis of which the inquest on her body was conducted. There are allegations of the applicant making a demand of dowry, torturing and harassing the deceased. The first information report has been lodged promptly after the informant came to know of the incident. He was being misled by the mother of the applicant for quite sometime. No ground for bail is made out.

10. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find it a fit case for bail, hence, the bail application is rejected.

11. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. October 13, 2025 AS Rathore (Samit Gopal,J.) ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

2. Vakalatnama of Sri Yadvesh Yadav, Advocate on behalf of the first informant is taken on record.

3. Heard Sri Yogesh Kumar Dahiya, Advocate holding brief of Sri Jitendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Mukul Yadav, Advocate holding brief of Sri Yadvesh Yadav, learned counsel for the first informant and Sri Birendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record.

4. This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 has been filed by the applicant- Aditya Goyal, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 323 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. & Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Sector 113 Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar.

5. The first information report of the present matter was lodged on 24.07.2025 by Anmol Goyal against the applicant, Ram Swaroop Goyal (father-in-law), mother-in-law and unknown nands of the deceased alleging therein that his elder sister Deepika Goyal was married on 21.02.2023 to Aditya Goyal. The accused persons used to fight with his sister after she used to talk to him or his elder sister and used to assault her and there was demand of dowry in the shape of a house and a vehicle. The mother-in-law and the nands also used to trouble her. Whatever used to be received by her as salary from her 2 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 employment was taken by them. The accused persons had a fight with Deepika and had dropped her back to her maternal house. Aditya had once in a marriage in the house assaulted her. On

2.07.2025 she was very happy and had talked to her elder sister on a video call at about 4 pm after which at about 8:40 pm group message was received which was sent by her husband or mother-in-law or father-in-law in which they had written BYE, SORRY and I LOVE YOU, after which the informant and his sister tried to contact Deepika and Aditya on phone many times but the same was not replied. He then called Aditya and his mother on phone on which she states that she is taking a walk in the park in colony and Deepika and Aditya are in their room upside and she would go after 15 minutes and then make him talk with her. Then at about 10:00 pm she states that both Deepika and Aditya are not receiving her phone and they may have gone to sleep. After 15 minutes of the same the mother of Aditya called him on phone and stated that Deepika has committed suicide. The information was given to him at about 10:17 pm after which his elder sister told him to take her to hospital on which they started shouting that his sister has spoiled their life. His report be lodged and action be taken. His sister was aged about 29 years.

6. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted as under:- (i) The applicant although is the husband of the deceased but he has been falsely implicated in the present matter. (ii) The first information report has been lodged after an inordinate delay of 15 hours. (iii) There was no demand of dowry ever by the applicant or other accused persons. (iv) There is no reason for demand of dowry in as much as the applicant had purchased a car about two month ago and had also purchased a house in October 2024 in which they were living. (v) The allegations against the applicant and other accused persons are vague and general in nature. (vi) There are whatsapp chat between the applicant and the deceased which have been annexed as Annexure-14 3 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 supplementary affidavit dated 08.10.2025 which would go to show that the couple were leading a happy married life. (vii) The case had to be reported as a case of dowry death or murder as the deceased had huge life insurances and her brother was a beneficiary in the same and thus to claim the same, the matter was to be reported as such. (viii) Co-accused Sunita Goyal the mother-in-law and Ram Roop Goyal the father-in-law of the deceased have been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 04.09.2025 and

08.09.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 30492 of 2025 and 30622 of 2025, the copy of the said orders is annexed as Annexure-6 to the affidavit. (ix) The applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 88 and is in jail since 26.07.2025.

7. Per contra, learned counsel for the first informant vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted as under:- (i) The applicant is the husband of the deceased. (ii) The deceased died within 3 years of marriage in her matrimonial house. The death is unnatural. (iii) The mother-in-law of the deceased was misleading the first informant on his various calls regarding the whereabouts of the deceased and subsequently the applicant came to know that his sister has died. (iv) The conduct of the applicant and his family members is very objectionable in as much as although the deceased was taken to Fortis Hospital, Noida by the applicant on 23.07.2025 at 10 pm but she was declared dead after which no information was given by them to the police or any authorities and it was the hospital which informed the police on the basis of which the inquest on the body of the deceased was conducted.

8. Learned counsel for the State also opposed the prayer for bail and submitted as under:- 4 BAIL No. 35218 of 2025 (i) The applicant is the husband of the deceased. (ii) The applicant is named in the first information report and there are allegations of demand of dowry against him. (iii) The deceased died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial house. (iv) The presence of the applicant at the time of incident is not disputed in as much as he was present there which was also stated by the mother of the applicant.

9. After having heard learned counsels for the parties and perusing the records, it is evident that the applicant is the husband of the deceased. The deceased died within seven years of marriage in her matrimonial house. The death is unnatural. The applicant or his family members did not inform any of the authorities concerned and the information about the death of the deceased was given by the hospital to the police on the basis of which the inquest on her body was conducted. There are allegations of the applicant making a demand of dowry, torturing and harassing the deceased. The first information report has been lodged promptly after the informant came to know of the incident. He was being misled by the mother of the applicant for quite sometime. No ground for bail is made out.

10. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find it a fit case for bail, hence, the bail application is rejected.

11. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. October 13, 2025 AS Rathore (Samit Gopal,J.) ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad