HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12323 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.164 of 2025, under Section 64(2)(m), 351(2), 115(2) BNS, P.S. Tikoniya, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. FIR in question was lodged by the informant aged about 30 years alleging that the applicant under the pretext of getting a job took her to Himachal Pradesh and a job was also provided and on 05.12.2024 physical relations were formed against her consent. Threats were also issued by the applicant and for three months, physical relations were formed. The applicant is a married lady aged about 30 years. Medical on record does not corroborate any allegation. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the huge variance in lodging the FIR without any explanation and the allegation in the statements under Section 180 & 183 BNSS to be highly improbable, the applicant who is in custody since 20.08.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Shahid Raza be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shahid Raza .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 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. December 11, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12323 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench