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2025 DAILYLAW 196933 (ALL)

MOHEED @ MOEID v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME CRIME AND INVESTIGATION DEPTT. LKO.

BAIL/9960/2025 · 2025-10-17

Karunesh Singh Pawar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9960 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A for the State. 2. In the prosecution case, it is alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 18 years, has been enticed away by the applicant on 23/24.05.2025, in the night. While going away, the informant's daughter has taken jewellery worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs (Gold and Silver) and Rs. 50,000/- cash. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the victim, on her free will, went away with the applicant. The age of the victim, at the time of incident was 18 years. No ossification test has been done to ascertain bone age of the victim. 4. It is submitted that the victim, in her statements under Sections 180 and 183 of the BNSS, has not supported the prosecution case and has denied the same. She had, of her own free will, accompanied the applicant. There is no other corroborative material in support of the prosecution case. 5. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away after being released from jail or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant. 7. Considering the victim's statements recorded under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS, the absence of corroborative medical evidence; the fact that chargesheeet has been filed; the fact that the applicant is in jail since 10.07.2025, without any criminal history, this Court finds it to be a fit case for Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sheo Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Moheed @ Moeid .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Crime And Investigation Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) granting bail to the applicant. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant Moheed @ Moeid involved in Case Crime/FIR No. 203 of 2025, Under Sections- 87, 137 (2) B.N.S., Police Station- Pasgawan, District- Kheri, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii) 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. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him in accordance with law. (vi) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now Section 84 BNSS) is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law under Section 174-A IPC (now Section 209 of BNS). 10. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are confined to the present bail application and shall have no bearing on the merits of the trial. October 17, 2025 DiVYa BAIL No. 9960 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench