HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9670 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None has appeared for the complainant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.297 of 2025, under Section 65(1), 352, 351(3) of BNS, Section 3(2)V of SC/ST Act & Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Laharpur, District Sitapur. 3. The FIR lodged through an application under Section 173(4) BNSS against three accused and two unknown persons alleging that on 03.04.2025 at about 1 AM in the night when the daughter of the informant had gone out of her home, she was threatened and thereafter wrong was committed on her. 4. The victim reiterated the said statement under Section 180 & 183 BNSS alleging that one of the accused i.e. the applicant, had committed wrong on her. The medical of the victim done on 31.05.2025 naturally does not corroborate any of the allegation. The tentative age of the victim is around 14 years, however, there is no definite document with regard to the exact age of the victim. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the improbability of the statement and there being no other Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Suyesh Pradhan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chhotu @ Chhote .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) corroboration except the statements, prima-facie, the applicant who is in custody since 21.06.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Chhotu @ Chhote 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: (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 nishant BAIL No. 9670 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench