HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11349 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.247/2025 under sections 74, 351 (3), 352, 331 (6), 64 (1) BNS, Police Station Rupaidiha, District Bahraich. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was alone at home when the applicant came and touched her inappropriately and no allegation of rape was levelled. In the statement under section 180 BNSS, victim stated that her age is 17 years and stated that after shwoing the knife the wrong was also committed with her. In her statement under section 183 BNSS victim stated that in the night she was sleeping along with her brothers when the applicant came and committed wrong with her. Medical report is on record which does not indicate any injury. No knife was recovered. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and improbability of the statement that both the brothers were staying beside her and tentative age of the victim is 17 years the applicant, who is in jail since 09.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sonu alias Mo. Ansari 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 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 20, 2025 mks Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dhananjai Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Sonu @ Mo Ansari .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench