HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11178 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None has appeared for the informant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.196 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 351(3), 64(2)(M) BNS & Section 5(l)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Bhiti, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant and wrong was also committed. Age of the victim was disclosed as 14 years. Subsequently, in her statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim disclosed her age as 17 years and stated that she was called on the phone and thereafter, when she had gone to aunt's home, the applicant came and told her to run away with him. Subsequently, she went with the applicant under threat and thereafter, physical relations were also formed. Age of the victim is around 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the two statements and the age of the victim, the applicant who is in custody since 26.08.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Vinay @ Ankur Sharma be released on bail in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dr. Pooja Singh, Abhishek Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A Vinay @ Ankur Sharma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 19, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 11178 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench