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2025 DAILYLAW 160361 (ALL)

JANNAT ALIAS JANNATE AASHIKA ALIAS RAFIA ANSARI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/8073/2025 · 2025-10-09

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8073 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.146 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2)D, 123, 324(2), 127(3), 61(2) of BNS and Section 5L/ 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Gudamba, Lucknow. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Sections 180 and 183 of BNSS, the victim stated that she was taken by the applicant in a Ola car, in which, the co-accused Maruf Siddiqui was sitting. Apart from the said allegation, no other allegation are levelled against the applicant. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the two statements of the victim and the fact that the applicant, who is a lady, has no criminal antecedents and is in custody since 18.06.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Jannat @ Jannate Aashika @ Rafia Ansari be Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Purnima Singh, Aadarsh Mishra, Swati Singh Rajawat Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jannat Alias Jannate Aashika Alias Rafia Ansari .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- 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 9, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 8073 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench