HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1557 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.551 of 2024, under Section 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS & Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Phoolbehad, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant went missing and was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution and stated that she had gone out of her own free will. Tentative age of the victim is 17 years as per the medical examination. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim, the applicant who is in custody since 20.12.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Achchhelal @ Lalaram 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Santosh Kumar Kanaujia, Fateh Bahadur Singh, Savita Tiwari, Suresh Chandra Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Achchhelal @ Lalaram .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 30, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 1557 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench