HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1211 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. Whereas, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the informant despite notice. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.368 of 2023 under Sections 363, 366, 376(3) IPC and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S.- Rampur Mathura, District- Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that a missing person report was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informat was enticed away by the applicant. Subsequently, in her statement, the victim did not support the prosecution and disclosed her age as 18 years. She further stated that she went with the applicant out of her own free will and they have also solemnized marriage. 4. Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the statement of victim, in which, she has admitted that she went with the applicant on her own coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 19.06.2024 and has no previous criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sher Bahadur Yadav, Girish Kumar Pandey, Virendra Pratap Singh Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arun Pandey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Arun Pandey be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount 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 she 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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. November 4, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 1211 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench