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2025 DAILYLAW 187762 (ALL)

Suraj v. State of U.P. THRU SEC. HOME DEPARTMENT AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/5812/2025 · 2025-11-18

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5812 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.34 of 2025, under Section 87, 137(2), 64(1), 123 BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Behta Mujawar, District Unnao. 3. FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was enticed by some unknown person. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that her age is 18 years and stated that she knew the applicant and had gone alone from home. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS, there was slight variance. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statements that the victim had gone alongwith the applicant on a motorcycle and the tentative age of the victim which is around 18 years, the applicant who is in custody since 26.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Suraj be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Devendra Pratap, Shashank Shekhar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Suraj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru Sec. Home Department And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 18, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 5812 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench