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2025 DAILYLAW 182727 (ALL)

MOHAMMAD ASAD v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

BAIL/7132/2025 · 2025-11-11

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7132 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Desh Deepak Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.83 of 2025, under Section 64, 123, 308(2), 351(3) BNS & Section 5(I)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Naka Hindola, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was physically exploited by the applicant. It was stated that both of them had met through Instagram and in the year 2023, she was taken to a hotel and wrong was committed and subsequently, inappropriate videos were also taken. It was also stated that on 5 to 6 occasions, physical relations were formed against her consent. In the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that she had met the applicant through Instagram in the year 2023 and in the year 2024, physical relations were formed in a hotel and certain inappropriate videos were also taken and subsequently, she was exploited financially also. Tentative age fo the victim is around 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the relationship continued over a substantial long period of time, the applicant who is in custody since 07.06.2025 and has no Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Madhusudan Srivastava, Madhav Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Desh Deepak Singh, Vartik Raj Srivastava Mohammad Asad .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Mohammad Asad be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- 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. November 11, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 7132 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench