HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11687 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.261 of 2024, under Section 65(1) BNS & Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Bheeti, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that granddaughter of the informant aged about 13 years was caught hold of by the applicant and wrong was committed. Subsequently, the informant as well as the mother of the victim have turned hostile and have not supported the prosecution. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the two statements not supporting the prosecution and the medical report which does not corroborate the allegation of a penetrative sexual assault, the applicant who is in custody since 14.09.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Krishnakant @ Pravesh 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Brij Bhushan Singh, Bheem Singh, Pranjal Apurva, Sandeep Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Krishnakant @ Pravesh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 4, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 11687 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench