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2025 DAILYLAW 176020 (ALL)

BAKTAWAR HUSSAIN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/2381/2025 · 2025-11-11

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2381 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Kunwar Prashant Singh holding brief of Shri Atul Verm, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 235 of 2024 under sections 376(2)n, 323, 427, 504, 50 IPC, Section 67 IT Act and Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Sadatganj, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that marriage of daughter of the informant was arranged around four years ago with the applicant. Subsequently they kept meeting and on false pretext of marriage some videos were uploaded. Somewhat similar statement was also given by the victim aged about 16 years wherein she stated that physical relations were formed on various occasions. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the age of the victim and the fact that physical relations were formed on various occasions, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 6.1.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Baktawar Hussain be released on bail in aforesaid Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shubham Chaurasiya, Atul Verma, Ayush Tiwari, Dinesh Chandra Shukla, Mohd Hatim, Nikhil Sonkar, Samanvay Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shahabuddin Baktawar Hussain .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 11, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 2381 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench