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2025 DAILYLAW 177444 (ALL)

DHEERAJ VERMA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/11797/2025 · 2025-12-05

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11797 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.214 of 2024, under sections 363, 366, 376(3), 323, 341 IPC, Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, Sections 3(2)(V) SC/ST Act, P.S. Kadipur, District Sultanpur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that missing person report was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant aged about 13 years was missing and was enticed by some unknown persons. In her statement under Section 180 and 183 BNSS the victim stated that she knew the applicant for more than one and half years and had gone to Surat. The tentative age of the victim is around 15 years. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that victim had gone to Surat alongwith applicant and stayed there for sufficient time and FIR was also lodged after one month, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 4.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Dheeraj Verma be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sushil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dheeraj Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. December 5, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11797 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench