HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9244 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Counter affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 77 of 2024, under Sections 363, 366, 376(3) IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Vikas Nagar, District Lucknow. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 23 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently the victim in her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. did not support the prosecution story and stated that both of them had gone to Gujrart and have also married. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim at this stage. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 21.12.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Rahul Nat be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prashant Shukla, Priya Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul Nat .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) each to the satisfaction of 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. October 30, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9244 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench