HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7687 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Ashish Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the informant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.420 of 2025, under Sections 69 BNS and Section 5L/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Fatehpur, District- Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that for the past three years, on the false pretext of marriage, applicant made physical relations with the victim. Similar statement has been given in the statement of victim recorded under Section 180 BNSS. Tentative age of the victim is around 19 years. It has further been alleged that their relation continued for five years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the victim is a major lady aged about 19 years coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 17.06.2025 having no criminal history, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sumit Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vimal Kishor Singh, Amit Tripathi, Kali Prasad Singh, Premkant, Rudresh Pandey, Suneel Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ashish Kumar Tiwari, Ashok Kumar Singh, Ashish Kumar Singh Sumit Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 she 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 October 17, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 7687 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench