HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9492 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.221 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 351(2), 65(1) of BNS and Section 5L/ 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Sarojini Nagar, District Lucknow. 3. In terms of the FIR allegations were levelled that the daughter of the informant aged about 13 years was missing and was subsequently found at Metro Station and stated that the applicant was enticing her. In the statement under Section 180 of BNSS, the victim stated that she was studying in Class-X and had met the applicant through Instagram and had called her to meet at Metro Station and thereafter, both of them went to the applicant's house and physical relations were formed there. She also stated that thereafter she left back to the Metro Station. In the statement under Section 183 of BNSS somewhat similar statement was given. It was also stated that the applicant wanted to marry with her. There is no definite document with regard to the age of the victim as is allegedly studying in Class-X and disclosed her age as 13 years. There are material contractions with regard to the age of the victim. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Praveen Kumar Yadav, Atul Krishna, Nikhil Sonkar, Saquib Zia Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Riyazuddeen @ Rehman .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl.Chief /Prin.Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Considering the fact that the victim had gone several times with the applicant and knew the applicant and was friendly and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 04.07.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Riyazuddeen @ Rehman be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each 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 27, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 9492 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench