HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7135 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Sanandan Kumar Misra, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None has appeared for the informant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.08 of 2025, under Section 64(2)M, 351(3) BNS & Section 5L/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Phoolbehar, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. FIR was lodged on 06.01.2025 alleging that the daughter was enticed on 04.08.2024. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the delay in lodging the FIR and the statement not corroborating the allegation, the applicant who is in custody since 07.01.2025 and has no criminal antecedents, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ashraf 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) : Abhishek Srivastava, Bina Kumari Bajpai, Sanandan Kumar Misra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ashraf .....Applicant(s) The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 4 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 nishant BAIL No. 7135 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench