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2025 DAILYLAW 175819 (ALL)

MOFEES v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/7923/2025 · 2025-11-06

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7923 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and Shri Arun Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 0235 of 2025, under Sections 87, 137(2), 65(1) BNS, Sections 3/4(2) POCSO Act and 3(2)V, 3(2)VA SC/ST Act, Police Station - Bilgram, District - Hardoi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was enticed away by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement, the victim did not support the story of prosecution and stated that both are married. The tentative age of the victim is 17-18 years. 4. Learned AGA for the State and Shri Arun Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for complainant have vehemently opposed the bail application. 5. Considering statement of the victim coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 31.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Mofees be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajat Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Arun Kumar Gupta Mofees .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) sureties of ₹ 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 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 6, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 7923 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench