MOHD. SUFIYAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/12462/2025 · 2025-12-11
Pankaj Bhatia
Transfer Petitionbody2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12462 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 Sri Santosh Kumar Srivastava, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of complainant and perused the record. The Vakalatnama is taken on record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.215 of 2025, under Section 64(2)M of BNS and Section 5/6 of POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(5) of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, Police Station Jaitpur, District Ambedkar Nagar.
3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 22 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution case and stated that she stayed with her consent. The victim refused to undergo medical examination.
4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer.
5. Considering the statements of the victim not supporting the prosecution story and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 13.10.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed .
6. Let the applicant Mohd. Sufiyan be released on bail in the abovesaid Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Nijam Ahamad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Sufiyan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
first information report number 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 11, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12462 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench