HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8085 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.117 of 2025, under Sections 74, 65(1), 331(6) BNS and Section 3/4(2) of POCSO Act, P.S.- Baghauli, District- Hardoi. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the daughter of informant was alone and when the informant came back, he was informed that the applicant had misbehaved with her. No allegation of rape was levelled. Subsequently, in the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she has stated that when she was alone, the applicant came and misbehaved with her. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the alleged incident is said to be happened on 06.05.2025, the FIR was lodged on 09.05.2025 and the medico-legal examination of the victim was conducted on 21.05.2025 after a delay of 15 days which does not corroborate with the alleged incident. Tentative age of the victim is 15-16 years. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the inconsistency in the statements and the medico-legal report not corroborating coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 25.05.2025 having no criminal history, he is entitled to be enlarged Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Krishna Kumar Singh, Anshu Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Praveen .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. U.P. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Praveen 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 she 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 17, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 8085 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench