HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9126 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Abhishek Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.364 of 2025, under Section 65(1), 351(3), 352 BNS & Section 5/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali Nanpara, District Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that on 20.07.2025 sister-in-law of the informant aged about 13 years was coming back home when the applicant committed wrong on her. FIR was lodged on 25.07.2025 at 10 PM. In the statements under Section 180 & 183 BNSS, the victim reiterated the said version, however, the medical of the victim done subsequently did not corroborate any of the allegation. Tentative age of the victim as per medical is around 16 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the substantial delay in lodging the FIR without there being any plausible explanation and there being no corroboration in the medical, the applicant who is in custody since 29.07.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bal Krishna Shukla, Dinesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Abhishek Pratap Singh Kasim .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Kasim 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. October 29, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9126 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench