HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6380 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.48 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS and Section 3/4 (2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Ghunghter District- Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the daughter of informant aged about 18 years had left and was missing. Subsequently, in the statement of victim recorded under Section 180 BNSS, she stated that she knew the applicant and had went to buy medicine for headache, where she met the applicant and both of them went to Hapur where they stayed for 20 days and wrong was also committed to her. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the statement of victim indicates that the applicant and victim stayed together for 20 days coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 22.03.2025 having no criminal history, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Chotu 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) : Mohit Sharma, Mukul Kumar Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chotu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she 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 15, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 6380 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench