HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1310 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None has appeared for the informant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.298 of 2024, under Section 64(1) BNS & Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S. Behta Gokul, District Hardoi. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled that the applicant came at the house of the informant where the daughter aged about 14 years was sleeping and misbehaved with her; no allegation of rape was levelled. However, in the statement under Section 180 BNSS it was stated that he started doing wrong. Medical on record does not corroborate the allegation. Tentative age of the victim is around 16 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the huge variance in the statement and the medical not corroborating the allegation, the applicant who is in custody since 19.09.2024 and has explained his criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Deepchandra be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arjun Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deepchandra .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 21, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 1310 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench