HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8480 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. Whereas, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the complainant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 320/2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) B.N.S. & Section 3/4(2) POCSO Act, Police Station - Phool Behar, District - Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 16 years was enticed away by some unknown person. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the story of prosecution. The tentative age of the victim is 15-17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering statement of the victim coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 08.07.2025 and has criminal antecedent of minor offenses, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Ajit Pal be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of ₹ 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Suresh Chandra Srivastava, Savita Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ajit Pal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Secy. Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 6, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 8480 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench