Sarman Lal vs U.P State Government — 307/2026

Case Summary The District and Sessions Court, Auraiya, granted bail to accused Sarman Lal in a dowry death case (Crime No. 91/2025) under BNS Sections 80(2), 85, and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The court found that while Sarman Lal is accused of demanding additional dowry (₹40,000 and a Splendor motorcycle) from his daughter-in-law Rashmi, which allegedly led to her death by hanging, there was insufficient grounds to deny bail at this stage, as no eyewitness testimony exists, he has no prior criminal history, and the postmortem confirmed death by asphyxiation. The accused was released on personal bond of ₹1 lakh with two sureties. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.