HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 333 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary filed by the learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. Wherease, no one has put in appearance on behalf of the informant despite notice. 3. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.99 of 2024 under Sections 354Gha, 384, 376, 506 IPC and Section 67 of IT Act, P.S.- Nawabganj, District- Pratapgarh. 4. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant came in the contact of the applicant and the applicant had uploaded certain photos of her, for which, he was demanding money and some amount was also paid by the daughter of the informant to the applicant. It was stated that the victim was intending to commit suicide because of the applicant. In the statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC, victim has stated that she knew the applicant since long and they used to talk to each other. In the statement given before the trial court also, the victim has not supported the prosecution version. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances and the statement of victim, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amar Nath Dubey, Anil Kumar Yadav, Mohd. Salman Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deepak Kumar Sonkar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) which does not corroborate with the prosecution story coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 29.08.2024 and has no previous criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Deepak Kumar Sonkar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount 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 4, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 333 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench