HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11687 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard 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.180 of 2025, under Sections 87, 137(2), 64(1) of BNS; Section 3/4 of POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Maanpur, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled that the daughter of the informant aged about 16 years was enticed by some unknown person. Subsequently, in the statement under Sections 180 and 183 of BNSS, the victim stated that she used to talk with the applicant for the last one year and she had gone along with the applicant at Lucknow and on the false pretext of marriage, physical relations were formed. The tentative age of the victim is around 18-19 years. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that the victim had gone along with the applicant at Lucknow and physical relations were formed on various occasions and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 17.08.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramakar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Satish Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Satish Kumar be released on bail in the 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 3, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11687 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench