MOHAMMAD ARMAAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/10473/2025 · 2025-10-29
Pankaj Bhatia
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10473 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. 26 of 2024, under Sections 370, 372, 376DA, 511 IPC & section 3(2)(V), 3(2)(Va), SC/ST Act, section 5, 6, 17 POCSO Act & section 5 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956, PS Madeyganj, District Lucknow.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 16 years used to work as domestic help. Subsequently the applicant used to beat her and forced her for religious conversion. In her statement the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that nothing wrong was done by the applicant. The tentative age of the victim is around 16 and half years.
4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 07.05.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Mohammad Armaan 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) : Himadri Goswami, Kapil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohammad Armaan .....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. October 29, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 10473 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench