HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10542 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA, Sri Avadhesh Mishra, Advocate, who has filed his vakalatnama on behalf of the complainant, which is taken on record, and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 0280 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1), B.N.S. and Section 3/4, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, P.S. Kotwali Dehat, District Gonda. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the F.I.R. in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant, however, subsequently, in her statement recorded under Section 180, B.N.S.S. the victim did not support the prosecution case. The tentative age of the victim is around 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim not supporting the prosecution case and the age of the victim, who is aged about 17 years, the applicant, who is in custody since 28/06/2025 and has no criminal history, without commenting upon the merits of the case, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ram Ji Pandey alias Rahul Pandey be released on Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vivek Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ram Ji Pandey @ Rahul Pandey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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: (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 A.Nigam BAIL No. 10542 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench