HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10557 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. 253 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1), 351(2) BNS and Section 5(j)(ii)/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Nighasan, District Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant aged about 13 years was enticed by applicant. Subsequently in the statement under Section 180 the victim stated that she had gone on her own free will and was in love with the applicant. In the statement before the medical authorities the victim disclosed her age as 18 years and stated that she was married and being angry with her husband she went to Uttarakhand and called the applicant. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim on record. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 2.9.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Awasthi, Anand Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Irfan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Irfan 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. October 31, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 10557 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench