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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 234 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.256 of 2024 under sections 352, 351(2), 333, 64 BNS, P.S. Sareni, District Rae Bareli.
3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant, aged about 16 years, was at home when the applicant came and misbehaved with her. No allegations of rape were levelled. In the statement under section 180 B.N.S.S. also. no allegations of rape were levelled. However, in the statement under section 183 BNSS, allegations of rape were levelled. The medical on record does not corroborate the allegations. The tentative age of the victim is around 18 years.
4. Considering the huge inconsistencies and variance in the two statements, and the medical not corroborating the allegations, the applicant who is in custody since 23.08.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to bail. Thus the bail application is allowed.
5. Let the applicant Mithilesh 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 to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pravin Singh, Anjana Pandey, Jaikaran, Sushil Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mithilesh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....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 VNP/- BAIL No. 234 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench