HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8954 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.514 of 2022, under sections 376, 506 IPC, Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that on 16.9.2022 daughter of informant aged about 13 years had gone out of home when the applicant took her to a sugarcane filed and misbehaved with her. No allegations of rape was made. The FIR was lodged on 22.9.2022. Subsequently statement of the victim was recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. wherein she reiterated the FIR version. No allegations of rape was made. However in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. recorded on 27.9.2022 allegations of rape was also made. Medical on record done after the statement under Section 164 does not corroborate the the allegations. Even the hymen was found to be intact. The applicant was granted the benefit of bail on initial sections on 17.10.2022 subsequently he is in custody for offence under Section 376. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the medical on record not corroborating the allegations under Section 164, however, without commenting upon the merits of the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pankaj Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Purushottam .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) case, the applicant who is in jail since 27.7.2025 and has explained his criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Purushottam 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; (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. December 10, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 8954 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench