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2025 DAILYLAW 197575 (ALL)

ANKUR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER

BAIL/12690/2025 · 2025-12-18

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12690 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. 191 of 2025, under sections 137(2), 64(A) BNS, Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Bhiti, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. In her statement under Section 183 BNSS the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that she was beaten up by her family members and thereafter she left home on her own free will and married the applicant. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the applicant, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 20.8.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ankur 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Balak Ram Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankur .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) (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 18, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12690 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench