HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1118 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.280 of 2024, under Sections 137(2), 64(1) BNS and Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Jay Singhpur, District Sultanpur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged as missing person report alleging that the daughter of the applicant was enticed by some unknown persons. Subsequently the victim did not support the prosecution story in her statements and stated that both of them have married. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and in view of the huge variance in the statements coupled with the fact that the tentative age of the victim is 17 years, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Raghunandan 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Naresh Singh, Ram Prakash Verma, Sukh Deo Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Raghunandan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (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. October 9, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 1118 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench