HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11386 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.0267 of 2025, under Section 70(2), 137(2) BNS, Section 5(G)/6 & Section 16/17 of POCSO Act & Section 3(2)(V) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Ramnagar, District Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was enticed by the accused named in the FIR. Subsequently, in her statement, the victim did not support the prosecution and stated that she had gone with one Atul, however, allegations were levelled that the applicant had also committed wrong on her. However, in the other statement, she had admitted that both of them had gone to Lucknow and thereafter with Atul, she had gone to Aurangabad. Tentative age of the victim is around 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the improbability of the statement of the applicant coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Chhotu @ Arpit Singh 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vishwa Nath Singh, Shiv Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A Chhotu @ Arpit Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 27, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 11386 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench