HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12560 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.200 of 2025, under Section 65(2)M, 65(1), 123, 351(2), 351(3) BNS & Section 3/4(2), 5L/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kandhai, District Pratapgarh. 4. FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant aged 15 years was enticed and physical relations were formed since 21.03.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the victim has not supported the prosecution in her statement recorded during trial, which is on record, wherein the victim did not support the prosecution. 6. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 7. In view of the statement, the applicant who is in custody since 24.08.2025 and has two minor cases of criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant Deva Pandey @ Kartikeya Pandey 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) : Amit Tripathi, Anand Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deva Pandey @ Kartikeya Pandey .....Applicant(s) 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. December 12, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12560 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench