HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12528 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Gaurav Shukla, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.235 of 2025, under Sections 352, 351(3), 70(2) BNS & Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Hardi, District Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR lodged through an application under Section 173(4) BNSS dated 26.06.2025 it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 13 years had gone out of home on 19.06.2025 when the accused who are three in number, took her and committed wrong on her. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim stated that she was taken to an agricultural field, her clothes were torn and wrong was committed, and thereafter, she became unconscious. She also stated that the said three persons had lodged the false case against the uncle of the victim alleging that the uncle of the victim had urinated on the mouth of one of the accused. She also stated that difference was there between her father and the uncle. Medical on record done on 18.07.2025 does not indicate presence of any injury. It was observed that no signs of sexual assault clinically. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim, delay in lodging the FIR and a prima-facie report of the police authorities before the trial Court that prima- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bal Krishna Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Narendra .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) facie offence could not be find out, the applicant who is in custody since 28.09.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Narendra 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. December 18, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12528 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench