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2025 DAILYLAW 176179 (ALL)

MONU RAIDAS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/6721/2025 · 2025-10-31

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6721 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.38 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 64 BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Baldirai, District Sultanpur. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that granddaughter of the informant aged about 18 years had gone to watch a fair when the applicant had enticed her and committed wrong on her. In the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that she had gone alongwith the applicant on a motorcycle and thereafter, she was also left on the same motorcycle by the applicant. Medical report on record corroborates the allegation of physical relations. Tentative age of the victim is around 18 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement under Section 180 BNSS that the victim had gone with the applicant on her own on a motorcycle and had also come back on the same motorcycle as also the statement made before the medical authorities that she knew the applicant since long, the applicant who is in custody since 17.02.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sudhakar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Monu Raidas .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Monu Raidas 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 nishant BAIL No. 6721 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench