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2025 DAILYLAW 181341 (ALL)

MANISH KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/8388/2025 · 2025-11-11

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8388 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.104 of 2025 under sections 64(1), 115(2) BNS and section 3/4 POCSO Act and section 7 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, P.S. Sandana, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in her statement, she stated that she was got married to the applicant and used to be harassed. 4. Considering the fact that the marriage is admitted, prima-facie, the offence under section 64 is not made out. In view thereof, the applicant who is in custody since 26.10.2024 is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Manish Kumar 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; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vishal Kumar Yadav, Santosh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manish Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 11, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 8388 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench