HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1174 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.516 of 2024 under section 351(2), 65(1) BNS and section 5n/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was raped by the applicant at her home. In the statement under section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that he had come home and wrong was committed and threats were also issued, however, in the medical, no injury whatsoever was observed. The tentative age of the victim is around 16 years. 4. Considering the medical report not corroborating the allegations, the applicant who is in custody since 03.10.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Preetam Gautam be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his 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; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Km.Rachna Mishra, Anil Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Preetam Gautam .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Otehrs .....Opposite Party(s) (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 7, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 1174 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench