HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10705 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. Whereas, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the complainant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in Case Crime/FIR No.66 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 4(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Police Station - Mahesh Ganj, District Pratapgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant, aged about 13 years, was enticed away by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that she was beaten by her family members because of which she went to her friend's place where she stayed for three days, thereafter, the maternal uncle of the applicant took her his home and she stayed with him at maternal home of the applicant. There is no definite document with regard to age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the said statement and there being no corroboration in the medical examination coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 03.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dileep Singh, Ashish Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Satish Saroj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Satish Saroj be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount 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 4, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 10705 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench