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2025 DAILYLAW 176188 (ALL)

LAXMAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME U.P. LKO.

/11498/2025 · 2025-11-27

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11498 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. 136 of 2025, under sections 87, 127(2), 351(3), 64 BNS, P.S. Bheeti, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the informant was enticed by three co accused on false pretext of getting a job at Lucknow and thereafter she was kept in a room again on false pretext of getting a job and the applicant used to misbehave with her. No allegations of rape was levelled. Subsequently in her statement under Section 180 BNSS the victim admitted that she had gone alongwith one of the applicant to Lucknow on a bus and wrong was attempted. In her statement under Section 183 BNSS for the first time allegations of rape was levelled. The victim refused to undergo medical examination. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the age of the victim which is 32 years and huge variance in the statement, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 21.7.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Nishad, Anand Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Laxman .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Laxman 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. November 27, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11498 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench