HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12886 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None appears for the informant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.21 of 2024, under Sections 64, 79, 318(4), 319(2), 351(4) BNS, Section 66(D)/67B IT Act and Sections 3/4 and 11/12 POCSO Act, P.S. Cyber Crime Police Thana, District Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was enticed by some unknown persons. In the statements under Section 180 and 183 BNSS the victim admitted that she had met the applicant over Instagram around 7 to 8 months ago and had become friends. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. In view of the said two statements, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 15.10.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sumit Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Alok Kumar Singh, Arpit Kumar, Sanjai Kumar Pandey, Suresh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sumit Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12886 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench