HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11262 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. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.350 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2M), 65(1) of BNS and Section 5L/6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Balrampur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 13 years was enticed by the accused named in the FIR. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim disclosed her age as 18 years and stated that she had gone out of her own freewill. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the said statement of the victim and there being no definite document with regard to the age of the victim and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 24.07.2025, 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 Gurulal @ Subhash be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary, Alok Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Gurulal @ Subhash .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 19, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11262 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench