HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2559 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.108 of 2024, under Section 376DA of IPC, Section 5g/6 of POCSO Act & Section 67B of IT Act, P.S. Rahimabad, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that on the same allegation, the co-accused was enlarged on bail vide order dated 15.09.2025. As against the applicant, the only additional allegation was that the recovery of the video was from the applicant. It is also brought on record that the informant himself has turned hostile and has not supported the prosecution story. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. As the main allegation against both the co-accused is same and the co- accused has been enlarged on bail, the applicant who is in custody since 25.06.2024 and has no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Farooq 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ravendra Pratap Singh, Eslam Khan, Julfikar Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shivendra Pratap Singh Farooq .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 7, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 2559 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench