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2025 DAILYLAW 190387 (ALL)

Pintu v. State of U.P. thru Principal Secretary Home

BAIL/11179/2025 · 2025-11-18

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11179 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. 223 of 2025, under sections 87, 64(1) BNS, P.S. Mitauli, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant aged about 15 years was enticed by applicant. Subsequently the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that she was in love with the applicant and both of them have got married. The tentative age of the victim is around 19 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that both the victim and the applicant have married and statement of the victim, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 7.10.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pintu 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; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashok Kumar, Chandra Prakash Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pintu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru Principal Secretary Home .....Opposite Party(s) (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 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11179 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench