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2025 DAILYLAW 194694 (ALL)

ANIKESH KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/6454/2025 · 2025-10-27

Pankaj Bhatia

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6454 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Rejoinder affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 65 of 2025, under Sections 333, 65(1), 351(2), 127 (2), 115(2) BNS and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Barasagwar, District Unnao. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was alone and the applicant committed wrong on her. Subsequently a compromise had been brought on record wherein it has been stated that on account of a dispute the FIR in question as lodged. The medical on record do not corroborate the allegations. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 12.5.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Anikesh Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kapil Dev Srivastava, Deepak Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rajendra Singh, Shilendra Kumar Anikesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. 6454 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench