Allahabad High Court
BAIL/12919/2025 of ANKIT Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS on 18 December 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12919 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Ms Mauni Yadav, holding brief of Ms Smriti, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Arun Gupta, learned counsel for the informant and
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12919 of 2025
Court No. - 12
HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
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1. Heard Ms Mauni Yadav, holding brief of Ms Smriti, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Arun Gupta, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.126 of 2025, under sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS, Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Shahabad, District Hardoi.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that sister of the informant was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently in her statement the victim did not support the prosecution story. The tentative age of the victim is around 18 years.
4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the statements do not support the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 3.4.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Ankit be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions:
(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Smriti Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankit .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
(b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he 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 him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. December 18, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12919 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench