HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10711 of 2024 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. 292 of 2024, under Sections 376, 506 IPC and Section 67 IT Act, P.S. Paliya, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that sister of informant aged about 20 years was alone at home on 12.5.2024 when the applicant took inappropriate photos and thereafter formed physical relation with her against her consent. It was also stated subsequently also physical relation were formed under threat and video was made viral. Somewhat similar statement given by the victim wherein she stated that on the date of incident physical relation was formed. The tentative age of the victim is around 20 years. The FIR was lodged after more than three months. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the age of the victim as well as statement under Section 180 BNSS and the substantial delay in lodging the FIR, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant aged about 55 years who is in jail since 17.8.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Lalu Prasad Bhatt, Ramesh Chandra Gupta, Rashmi Srivastava, Sachin Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohit Sharma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Mohit Sharma 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: (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 31, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 10711 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench