HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 642 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. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.421 of 2024, under Sections 64, 115(2), 352, 351(3), 333 of BNS; Sections 5/6 of POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Mill Area, District Raebareli. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the informant aged about 18 years was enticed by the applicant and physical relations were formed allegedly on the false pretext of marriage. In the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, a similar statement was given. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that it was admitted by the victim that physical relations were formed on 4-5 occasions and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 28.09.2024, 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) : Rajesh Tiwari, Alok Kumar Shukla, Anand Sharma, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Prashant Mishra, Praveen Kumar Pandey, Rajeev Kumar Singh, Sachin Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankit Yadav .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Ankit Yadav 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 3, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 642 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench