HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12620 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today by the applicant and the Vakalatnama filed by Sri Sachchidanand are taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and Sri Sachchidanand, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.382 of 2025, under Sections 127(2), 351(2), 70(2), 137(2) of BNS and Section 5(g)/ 6 of POCSO Act and Section 67 of Information and Technology Act, Police Station Sarojani Nagar, District Lucknow. 4. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicant that the co-accused Alok Srivastava with similar allegation has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 18.12.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.12564 of 2025. 5. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned Counsel for the complainant vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 6. Considering and adopting the same reasoning as contained in the order dated 18.12.2025 and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 07.11.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vinod Kumar Singh, Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Piyush Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Piyush Shukla be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the 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. December 19, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12620 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench