HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 396 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Mohd. Mateen, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.215 of 2024, under Sections 65(1) BNS and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Laliya, District Balrampur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged under Section 76 BNS and Section 7/8 POCSO Act alleging that the daughter of the informant was misbehaved by the applicant. Subsequently in the written statements, the version was changed by the victim and allegation of rape was also added. The tentative age of the victim is around 16 years. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant and informants states that talk of marriage are going on in between families and would be finalized soon. 5. Considering the two statements at huge variance to the FIR allegations and the medical is not supporting the allegations, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in custody since 30.9.2024 and having no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Krishna Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary, Iqbal Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Mohd.Mateen Krishna Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. October 9, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 396 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench