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ARVIND @ BHOLA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/9011/2025 · 2025-10-27

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9011 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.79 of 2025 under sections 65(1), 351(3) BNS and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Safipur, District Unnao. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that on 15.03.2025, the daughter of the informant was returning home when the applicant misbehaved with her and touched inappropriately. A similar statement was given under section 180 BNSS by the victim, no allegation of rape were levelled. However, after three days of the alleged incident, in the statement under section 183 BNSS, the allegation of rape were also levelled. In the medical examination, no allegation of rape could be corroborated. 4. Considering the tentative age of the victim to be around 15 years and there being huge variance in the two statements and no corroboration with the medical, the applicant who is in custody since 20.03.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Arvind @ Bhola be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : O.P. Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arvind @ Bhola .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. And 3 Others .....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. October 27, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 9011 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench