HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12618 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Sri Raghvendra Mani Ojhaa, 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.127 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 65(1) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Manikpur, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. In the statements under Sections 180 and 183 of BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution story and supported the applicant. The tentative age of the victim is around 17 years. There is no definite document with regard to the exact age of the victim. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the two statements of the victim and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 28.08.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Arun Kumar Nishad be released on bail in the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raghvendra Mani Ojhaa, Mayankar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arun Kumar Nishad .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. December 19, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12618 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench