HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 957 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. 224 of 2024, under sections 376, 420, 406, 507 IPC and Section 67A I.T. Act, P.S. Badosarai, District Barabanki. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that on 18.9.2024 the applicant had sent certain inappropriate videos on whatsapp of the informant and was blackmailing her for last three years. Wrong was also being committed on her. The tentative age of the victim is around 33 years. Similar statement was given under Section 164 Cr.P.C. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the relationship continued for a span of three years and the age of the victim is 33 years, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 15.11.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Puneet Awasthi 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) : Raj Bahadur, Indra Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Puneet Awasthi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. .....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. November 12, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 957 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench