HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9561 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 complainant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.52 of 2025, under Section 87, 137(2), 65(1) of BNS & Section 5J(2)/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Sursa, District Hardoi. 3. The FIR in question was lodged as a missing person report alleging that daughter of the informant aged about 16 years went missing. Subsequently, in the statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim stated that she had gone out of her own free will as her parents wanted to marry her elsewhere. It was also stated that both of them have married. The age of the victim is 16 to 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim under Section 183 BNSS coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 30.06.2025, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Rahul be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Riyaz Ahmad, Osama Syed Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 5 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 7, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9561 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench