HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11697 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.157 of 2025, under Sections 69, 316(4), 351(3) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Hasanganj, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the informant met with the applicant and the mobile numbers exchanged and on the enticement and promise of marriage, the sister of the informant started taking with the accused and physical relations were formed on the various occasion on the false pretext of marriage. The was also alleged that certain videos were also made. 4. In the statement under Section 180 of BNSS, the victim admitted to talk with two accused and physical relations were formed on the false pretext of marriage since June-July of the same year. The FIR in question was lodged on 03.10.2025. The tentative age of the victim is around 17 years and two months. 5. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 6. Considering the fact that the physical relations were lasted over a Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shubham Chaurasiya, Mohd Hatim Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Sahil @ Aman .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) substantial period of time and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 04.10.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Mohd. Sahil @ Aman be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable 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. December 3, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11697 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench