HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14834 of 2023 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.151 of 2023, under Sections 354(kha), 376 IPC and Section 5/6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Maurawan, District Unnao. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 12 years are alone at home, the applicant misbehaved with her and touched her inappropriately. No allegation of rape was levelled. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 164 of Cr.P.C., the victim alleged that the finger was inserted in the private parts. The medical on record corroborate the said allegations, however, during trial, the victim has not supported the prosecution and stated that the injury occurred on account a fall. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the statement of the victim not supporting the prosecution case; the applicant is aged about 64 year and is in custody since 07.04.2023, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Harish Chandra Yadav, Ram Suphal, Somdutta Singh, Sonali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Amar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lucknow And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Amar 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. November 6, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 14834 of 2023 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench