Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:43799 Court No. - 11 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11611 of 2024 Applicant :- Neeraj Trivedi @ Shashank Trivedi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Dharmendra Kumar Trivedi,Babu Ram Shukla,Dharmendra Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Alok Mishra Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Dharmendra Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Mukesh Singh, learned AGA for the State and Sri Awadhesh Mishra, Advocate holding brief of Shri Alok Mishra, learned counsel for the complainant. 2. As per learned counsel for the applicant, the present applicant is in jail since 19.08.2024 in Case Crime No.436 of 2024 under Sections 137(2), 65(1) of B.N.S. and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Gurubuxganj, District Raebareli. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in the case as he has not committed any offence as alleged. Attention has been drawn towards the impugned FIR wherein the date of incident has been mentioned as 29.07.2024 but the FIR was lodged on 31.07.2024 without explaining the delay of two days. The FIR was lodged against two unknown persons as the antecedents and whereabouts of the accused was not known to the complainant at the time of lodging of the FIR and during the course of incident complicity of the present applicant was found, therefore, the chargesheet has been filed only against the present applicant. Further attention has been drawn towards the supplementary affidavit dated 15.07.2024 showing the statement of P.W.-1/complainant and P.W.-2/victim. Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that both the aforesaid witnesses are star witnesses and both have turned hostile while recording their chief examination and cross examination and both have denied the prosecution story and have stated that they have not levelled any allegation against the present applicant and have given their statements under Sections 180 & 183 B.N.S.S. under the pressure of the police. 4. Further submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the present applicant is having no prior criminal history of any kind whatsoever. Further, the applicant undertakes that if he is released on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and shall abide by all terms and conditions of the bail order and shall cooperate in the trial proceedings. 5. Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the complainant have, however, opposed the bail application but they could not dispute the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the applicant. 6. Without entering into merits of the issue; considering the arguments of learned counsel for the parties; the fact that supplementary affidavit dated 15.07.2024 has been filed showing the statement of P.W.-1/complainant and P.W.-2/victim and both the aforesaid witnesses are star witnesses and both have turned hostile while recording their chief examination and cross examination and both have denied the prosecution story and have stated that they have not levelled any allegation against the present applicant and have given their statements under Sections 180 & 183 B.N.S.S. under the pressure of the police; the applicant is having no prior criminal history of any kind whatsoever and undertaking of the applicant that he shall cooperate in the trial proceedings and shall not misuse the liberty of bail, I find it appropriate to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 8. Let applicant- Neeraj Trivedi @ Shashank Trivedi be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of the B.N.S., 2023. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 84 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 208 of the B.N.S., 2023. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of the B.N.S.S., 2023. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. (v)The applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the court. (Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.) Order Date :- 29.7.2025 -Piyush- Digitally signed by :- PIYUSH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- PIYUSH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench