HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13119 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Shivendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.401 of 2024, under Section 126(2), 74, 351(2), 65(1) of BNS & Section 5(L)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Bhira, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was forced to form physical relations with the applicant. Tentative age of the victim is around 17 years. Medical on record does not corroborate the allegation. It is further argued that four of the fact witnesses have already been examined. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the fact witnesses have already been examined, the medical does not corroborate the allegation and the applicant has no criminal antecedent, the applicant, who is in custody since 17.10.2024 and has no criminal antecedent, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Suraj Gupta be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Santosh Kumar Kanaujia, Kaushal Kishore Tewari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sanjay Misra, Shivendra Pratap Singh Suraj Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 15, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 13119 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench