AJEET KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME CIVIL SECTT. LKO AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/13130/2024 · 2025-05-12
Subhash Vidyarthi
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27862 Court No. - 15 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13130 of 2024 Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ranjeet Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Shri Ranjeet Pratap Singh, the learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Jayant Singh Tomar, the learned AGA-I fo the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 131/2024, under Section 363, 366, 376 IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station Fatanpur, District Pratapgarh. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 26.06.2024 stating that the informant's daughter aged 16 years had gone missing from her home on 25.06.2024 and Rs. 80,000/- cash and some jewelry was also missing. 4. In the statement of the victim recorded under Section 180 B.N.S.S., she stated that she loves the applicant, she used to talk to him. Her mother had seen him talking to the applicant and had scolded her and her father also scolded her. They were trying to get her married with some other person and, therefore, she had gone away from her home. She went to Mumbai with the applicant and stayed there as his wife after marrying him in a
temple. 5. The medico legal examination report of the victim mentions no mark of injury or sing of use of force and before doctor also the victim stated that she has gone with the applicant and has married him. A similar statement was given by the applicant before the Magistrate also. 6. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is a young man aged 20 years having no criminal history and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. 7. That State has filed a counter affidavit opposing the bail application. Copies of material collected during investigation and a copy of charge sheet dated 12.08.2024 have been annexed with the counter affidavit. 8.
Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the consistent statements of the victim wherein she has not levelled any allegation against the applicant and that the applicant is a young man aged 20 years having no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 30.08.2024 whereas the investigation already stands concluded, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10. Let the applicant-Ajeet Kumar be released on bail in the aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-
(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. Order Date :- 12.5.2025 Pradeep/- Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench