HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12052 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 applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.157 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 70(2) BNS & Section 5g/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Leelapur, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was enticed by some unknown person. Subsequently, in her statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution. In terms of the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim made a statement which was at variance. Even the observations were made by the Magistrate in the said statement that the victim had earlier eloped with someone else. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the two statements not supporting the prosecution against the applicant, the applicant who is in custody since 12.07.2025 and has criminal antecedents of one minor offence, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ravi Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Avinash Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ravi Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary, Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. December 5, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 12052 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench