SHAHIL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/10652/2025 · 2025-11-10
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10652 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and Sri Ramesh Gupta, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of complainant. The Vakalatnama is taken on record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.366 of 2025, under Sections 70(2), 69, 88, 137(2), 352, 351(3) of BNS and Section 5(g), (j) (II)/ 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Motipur, District Bahraich.
3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was missing and was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 of BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution case. Both the Counsel admitted that the applicant and the victim had married.
4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer.
5. Considering the statements of the victim and the submission of the Counsel for both the parties and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 14.09.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Shahil be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned with Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sheikh Mohammad Ali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shahil .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
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. November 10, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 10652 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench