HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11734 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. 956 of 2025, under sections 333, 69, 352, 351(3) BNS, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR lodged on 14.10.2025 it was alleged that on 27.8.2025 when the informant was alone the applicant came and formed physical relation with her and also threatened her. Subsequently when her parents came and discussed it was revealed that the applicant was refusing to marry her. Similar statement was given under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS wherein victim disclosed her age as 22 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the delay in lodging FIR and prima facie the fact that the relationship lasted in the knowledge of the parents, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 15.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Manish Kumar Rawat be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Eshan Garg, Prachi Arya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manish Kumar Rawat .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 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. December 5, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11734 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench