HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6795 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.198 of 2025 under sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS, and section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Gudamba District Lucknow. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under section 180 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution and stated that she was in love with the applicant. In the statement under section 183 BNSS, the victim admitted that she had gone without informing anyone. The tentative age of the victim is around 15 years, however, there is no definite document with regard to the exact age of the victim. 4. Considering the two statements, the applicant who is in custody since 21.05.2025 is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Afzal be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Satish Kumar, Amit Bhardwaj, Bajhul Quamar Siddiqui, Mohammad Saqib Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Afzal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 11, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 6795 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench