Upendra vs State — 268/2026

Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Court, Kannauj rejected the bail application of Upendra (accused in dowry death case Crime No. 50/2025 under BNS sections 80(2), 85 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3/4). The court found that the accused is charged with demanding additional dowry (₹1 lakh and a motorcycle) from his wife and subjecting her to physical and mental harassment, leading to her death by hanging in February 2025 within seven years of marriage under abnormal circumstances. Given the serious nature of the offense, the postmortem findings confirming asphyxiation due to hanging, the accused's status as the deceased's husband and primary accused, and that co-accused already obtained bail, the court determined bail was not warranted at this stage. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.