HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12080 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.388 of 2025, under sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS, Sections 3/4(2) POCSO Act, P.S. Neemgaon, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant aged about 13 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently in her statement under Section 183 BNSS the victim admitted that she was in love with the applicant for last two months and on the date of incident she had gone alongwith the applicant on a motorcycle. She also stated that the on the motorcycle a towel was tied which is similar to what is happening in films. She also admitted that both of them stayed over two days and physical relation were also formed and she stated that now she is not liking the applicant. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim. In the statement before the medical authority the victim stated that she has gone out of her own free will and stayed at the particular place for two days. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statements not supporting the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rahul Agnihotri Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep Raj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) who is in jail since 24.9.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pradeep Raj 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. December 9, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12080 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench