HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9650 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. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.543 of 2024, under Section 70(2) of BNS and Section 5G/6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Chinnhat, District Lucknow. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that on 16.11.2024, the daughter of the informant aged about 12 years had gone for tuition classes. On the way, she called on the mobile of the daughter's friend Meenakshi by the co-accused Ranjeet Paswan and thereafter she went along with the co-accused Ranjeet Paswan and the co-accused committed wrong on her. In the statement under Section 180 of BNSS, the allegations were levelled against the co-accused Ranjeet Paswan and it is stated that he was accompanied by two friends, however, no allegation were levelled against them. In the statement under Section 183 of BNSS almost similar statement was given. The applicant was not initially named as having committed the offence. Subsequently, the name of the applicant came in the statement of the friend of the victim, however, there appeared no allegation of committing the offence in question. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the statement of the victim coupled with the fact that the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shashank Shekhar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Aditya Nandan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And 3others .....Opposite Party(s) applicant has no criminal history and is in custody since 05.08.2025, 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 Aditya Nandan be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number 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. 9650 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench