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2025 DAILYLAW 156516 (ALL)

REENA BANO v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

BAIL/7324/2025 · 2025-10-07

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7324 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.478 of 2025 under sections 127(2), 64(1), 61(2a), 351 (3) BNS and Section 3/5(3) The U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, P.S. Shahabad, District Hardoi. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the informant was aged about 24 years and used to study with her friend Reena Bano. It was alleged that she had taken the informant to her home where one Haider was already present, who was said to be her brother and when she went inside the room, the door was bolted and wrong was committed. It was also stated that both the accused used to force the informant to covert the religion. The medical on record does not corroborate any wrong being done on the victim. The statement under section 183 BNSS also alleged that she was touch inappropriately and wrong video was made. 4. Considering the fact that there being no allegation of the offence of rape being committed on the victim coupled with the fact that the applicant is a lady and is in custody since 12.07.2025 having no criminal history, is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Reena Bano be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anshuman Singh, Vipul Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Reena Bano .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (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 7, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 7324 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench