HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5858 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. 73 of 2025, under Sections 64(1), 79, 351(2), 351(4) BNS and Section 67 I.T. Act, P.S. Mahanagar, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the applicant for last eight months used to talk to the applicant and allegations were levelled that on the basis of some video she was being blackmailed. Subsequently in her statement under Section 180 BNSS same allegations were levelled that the video was uploaded after the engagement was solemnised elsewhere. The tentative age of the victim is around 19 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim and relationship continued in between them since March 2025 and the age of the victim around 19 years and the recovery of video is being an offence punishable for a term less than 5 years, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 2.4.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohammad Ashraf, Mohd. Kumail Haider Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Maufeed Khan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Maufeed Khan 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. October 27, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 5858 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench