HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2379 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.356 of 2024, under Sections 64(1), 115(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Dalmau, District Raebareli. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that that on 03.12.2024, when the informant coming back after defecation, the applicant caught hold her and committed wrong. It was also alleged that the informant had love affair with the applicant for two years but for the last 8 months, love affair was not going on. Similar statement was given under Sections 180 and 183 of BNS, however, she admitted that physical relations were formed when they were in love. The medical report on record does not corroborate the force being used. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the FIR allegations that the applicant and the victim were love affair for two years; the medical report does not corroborate the allegation of force coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is in custody since 08.12.2024, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashish Kumar Maurya, Jay Narayan Mishra, Preeti Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ranjeet @ Sonu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ranjeet @ Sonu 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 6, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 2379 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench