HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10738 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Arun Kumar Singh Parihar, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.0004 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 87, 64(1) of BNS & Section 5J(ii)(2)6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Lalganj, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was missing and was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statements under Section 180 & 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution. The victim has refused to undergo medical examination. Tentative age of the victim is around 18 years. The applicant is in custody since 29.06.2025 and has explained the criminal antecedents. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the aforesaid, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Kartikeya Gupta @ Kartik Gupta 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Avinash Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kartikeya Gupta @ Kartik Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 13, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 10738 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench