HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10990 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Pravin Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.277 of 2024, under Section 376(3), 504, 120B IPC, Section 5J/6 of POCSO Act, Section 3(2)V of SC/ST Act, Section 9/10 Child Marriage Act & Section 3/4(1) of U.P. Unlawful conversion of Religion Act, P.S. Mohanlal Ganj, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that sister-in-law of the informant was having illicit relations with the applicant and subsequently, she was forced to marry the applicant and her daughter was also made to convert her religion. Mother of the victim has not supported the prosecution and stated that the marriage was performed with consent. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the aforesaid, the applicant who is in custody since 02.07.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Murtaza Ali be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sudhaker Prakash, Amit Bhardwaj Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Bhola Singh Patel, Pravin Kumar Verma Murtaza Ali .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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: (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. October 30, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 10990 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench