HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2596 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.416 of 2024, under Section 376, 506 IPC & Section 5J(ii)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Inayat Nagar, District Ayodhya. 3. In terms of the FIR lodged on 15.10.2024 it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 16 years was taken on 21.04.2024 and wrong was committed on her. It was also stated that on various occasions, physical relations were formed against her consent and the victim was pregnant. Subsequently, after delivery, the child had died. Tentative age of the victim is around 17 years and 8 months. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the substantial delay in lodging the FIR and the fact that the relationship continued on various occasions, the applicant who is in custody since 26.10.2024 and has criminal antecedents of one minor offence is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Mahngu 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vishva Nath Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Santosh Kumar Singh Mahngu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 13, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 2596 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench