HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 706 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Ms. Anita Sahani, learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.427 of 2023, under Section 376 IPC; Section 3/4 of POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Beniganj, District Hardoi. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 14 years was alone at home when the applicant took her home and wrong was committed and thereafter rana way. In the statement under Section 161 of Cr.P.C., the victim stated that she had gone on her own to the home of the applicant and thereafter wrong was committed and some medicine was administered, because of which, she became unconscious. The tentative age of the victim is 15 years. There is no definite document with regard to the exact age of the victim. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the statement of the victim and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 29.08.2023, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ambica Tripathi, Aditya Kumar, Anita, Hanumant Lal Yadav, Savitri Arya, Shailendra Singh Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul Pal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lucknow And Others .....Opposite Party(s) Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Rahul Pal be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each 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 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 28, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 706 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench