HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11697 of 2024 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.426 of 2024, under Section 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR allegations were levelled that daughter of the informant aged about 14 years used to meet one Abdul and the applicant and subsequently, on the false pretext of marriage, she was enticed by the applicant; she had also taken substantial money and jewellery from home. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim admitted of having gone to Delhi and staying at the home of the applicant. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim admitted that she had gone to Delhi, however, she admitted that she stayed at the home of the applicant. Tentative age of the victim is around 16 to 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the age of the victim and the fact that the victim had gone to Delhi alongwith the applicant and stayed at his home, the applicant who is in custody since 04.08.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanat Singh, Ankit Mishra, Ankit Tripathi, Anuj Pandey, Sudhir Kumar, Suhail Kashif, Ved Prakash Misra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Haseeb .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Haseeb 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 26, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 11697 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench