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2025 DAILYLAW 175109 (ALL)

SATYAM SONKAR @ BADKAU v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

/6109/2025 · 2025-11-24

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6109 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and Sri G.M. Kamil, learned counsel for the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.48 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) of BNS and Section 5J (11)/ 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Kotwali Tanda, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. In terms of the order passed by this Court on 01.07.2025, on the basis of the submission made by the Counsel, who was appearing on behalf of the informant, it was recorded that both the parties are ready to marry. Subsequently, it transpired that the Counsel did not have the authority from the informant, which led to passing of an order on 03.09.2025 cancelling the interim bail grated to the applicant. 4. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that on 17.02.2025 when the informant came back, it was informed that the daughter of the informant had gone along with the applicant and was enticed. Subsequently, in her statement, it was stated that both of them had gone to Delhi and thereafter to Mumbai. Before the medical authority, the victim refused to undergo medical examination as nothing wrong was done. It is informed that subsequently, the victim was found to be pregnant and the pregnancy was terminated. The age of the victim is around 18-19 years. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Deepak Kumar, Ram Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ajeet Kumar, Ghulam Mohammad Kamil Satyam Sonkar @ Badkau .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 6. Considering the fact that the victim had gone along with the applicant at Delhi stayed there for two days and thereafter to Mumbai couple with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 06.03.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Satyam Sonkar @ Badkau be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report 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. 8. The sureties submitted by the applicant in terms of the order passed by this Court on 01.07.2025 shall continue to be a valid sureties. November 24, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 6109 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench