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2025 DAILYLAW 187257 (ALL)

MOHD. DAWOOD KHAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

/12053/2025 · 2025-12-09

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12053 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Tajtar Ahmad and Anil Kumar Tripathi and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 364 of 2025, under sections 69, 351(3), 308(2) BNS, Section 3 of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, P.S. Vibhuti Khand, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that informant aged about 27 years met with the applicant and slowly the became close to each other and on false pretext of marriage physical relation were formed on various occasions. Allegations of making some videos were also levelled. It was stated that certain money was taken in the account from the informant. It was also stated that when the informant was pregnant the applicant first has got the child aborted and said her to convert her religion so that marriage can happen. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the photographs on record prima facie relationship lasted in between them over substantial long period of time, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 28.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pankaj Gupta, Mohd. Kashif Rafi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Dawood Khan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Mohd. Dawood Khan 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: (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. 7. However trial shall be expedited. 7. However trial shall be expedited. December 9, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12053 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench