ANKUL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/6170/2025 · 2025-11-10
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6170 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 FIR No. 0127/2025, under U/S 64(1) of B.N.S. 2023 and Section 5(m)/6 POCSO Act, Police Station - Kursi, District - Barabanki. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about six years was playing with her sisters of same age when applicant enticed her and removed her cloth and attempted to commit to wrong on her and subsequently ran away. Subsequently, statement was given by the victim. The victim has refused to undergo medical examination. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the FIR and the statement not alleging penetrative sexual assault as defined in Sections 3 and 5 of POCSO Act, coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 02.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Avanish Kumar Yadav, Harsh Vardhan Singh, Pooja Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankul .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Let the applicant- Ankul 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 10, 2025 Mohit Singh/- BAIL No. 6170 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench