HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 23 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 Ram Pheran Dwivedi, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the complainant. The Vakalatnama is taken on record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.531 of 2024, under Sections 376(1), 457, 506 IPC and Sections 5(J)ii/ 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Bahraich. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that after 2-3 days of 23.04.2024, the daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was at home, the applicant, who is the uncle of the victim, entered into the house of the informant and make physical relation against her consent. Subsequently, it was revealed that she was become pregnant. The FIR was lodged on 27.09.2024. Somewhat similar statement was given under Sections 161 and 164 of Cr.P.C. 4. The Counsel for the applicant argues that as per the FSL report, the applicant is not the biological father of the child born. The copy of the FSL report is on record. 5. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 6. Considering the report of the FSL and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 26.11.2024, I am of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : K.K. Singh, Faizal Hashmi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jawahar Lal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Jawahar Lal 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 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. 23 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench