HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8492 of 2023 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.40 of 2023, under Section 376, 354(Kha), 506 IPC & Section 5/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Bazar Shukla, District Amethi. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled that on 20.02.2023 daughter of the informant aged about 4 years was playing when the applicant took her and tried to commit wrong on her and thereafter, ran away. In the statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C., the victim stated that attempt was made to insert private part in her mouth. Medical was not done in view of the assertion. The applicant is in custody since 21.02.2023 and has no criminal antecedents. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that apart from the statement of the child no material exists to implicate the applicant coupled with the fact that the applicant has suffered pre-trial detention of 2 & 1/2 years, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Bindu @ Bindraj be released on bail in 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Satyendra Nath Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Bindu @ Bindraj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 20, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 8492 of 2023 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench