HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10439 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.230 of 2024, under Sections 64, 87, 137(2) of BNS and Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, Police Station Dahi, District Unnao. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was missing and enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 and 183 of BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution case and she disclosed her age as 17 years. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the two statements of the victim and the medical report not corroborating the allegations and the fact that the applicant has criminal history of one case in which he is on bail and the applicant is languishing in jail since 19.11.2024, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pradeep Lodhi be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gulam Mustafa Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep Lodhi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the 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 30, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 10439 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench