HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11981 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in S.T. No.1423 of 2025 arising out of FIR No.110 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1), 351(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 (2) of POCSO Act, Police Station Lalganj, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 15 was enticed by the applicant. In the statements under Sections 180 of BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution story, however, in the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim stated that certain amount of money was paid to the mother by the applicant and the maternal uncle and aunt were there and the applicant committed wrong on her. No allegation of rape was levelled against the applicant. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the two statements of the victim not implicating the applicant and the statement of the victim recorded before the medical authority and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 26.06.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed . Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashwini Kumar Ojha, Nirmala Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., G.A. Ritesh Saroj @ Nitesh @ Nitesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Ritesh Saroj @ Nitesh @ Nitesh Kumar be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number 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. December 2, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11981 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench