HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11070 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.185 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS & Section 5L/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Pachpedwa, District Balrampur. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that on 30.08.2025 daughter of the informant had vanished. FIR was lodged on 12.09.2025. Subsequently, in her statement, the victim stated that she had gone on a train to some other place where she met the applicant and thereafter they went to Nepal and stayed as husband and wife. She also stated that she knew the applicant since long. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS, there was slight variance. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the victim is aged about 17 years and she had gone on a train and stayed at Nepal for ten days, the applicant who is in custody since 14.09.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pradeep Kanojia @ Vivek 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vimal Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep Kanojia @ Vivek .....Applicant(s) The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 18, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 11070 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench