HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5609 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.431 of 2024, under Section 137(2), 87, 64, 352 BNS & Section 5j(ii)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Leelapur, District Pratapgarh. 3. FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution and stated that both of them have married. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the aforesaid, the applicant who is in custody since 27.12.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ankit Kumar Shukla 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 conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manjusha Kapil, Shesh Mani Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankit Kumar Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 7, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 5609 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench