SHRAVAN v. THE STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/9015/2025 · 2025-10-27
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9015 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Ravindra Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 173 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1), BNS and Sections 5L/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Nawabganj, District Gonda.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently the victim in her statement under Section 183 BNSS did not support the prosecution story. The tentative age of the victim is around 15 years 4 months.
4. Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail application.
5. Considering the statement under Section 183 BNSS not supporting the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 4.6.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Shravan be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arun Pratap Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Harsh Prakash, Ravindra Kumar Mishra Shravan .....Applicant(s) The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
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 27, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9015 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench