HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6921 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri Amit Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.63 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 87, 351(3), 65(1) BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kunda, District Pratapgarh. 3. FIR in question was lodged alleging that sister of the informant was enticed by the applicant and the other co-accused. Subsequently, in the statement, the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that they had gone to Prayagraj and physical relations were formed. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the said statement and the age of the victim which is around 17 years, the applicant who is in custody since 20.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Mohd. Asif 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) : Suresh Kumar Gupta, Rajeev Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Amit Bhardwaj Mohd. Asif .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 nishant BAIL No. 6921 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench