MANISH @ MAGAN SHUKLA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/12923/2025 · 2025-12-18
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12923 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. 364 of 2025, under sections 376(2)(n), 504, 506 IPC and Section 5/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Bachhrawan, District Raebareli. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that informant was studying in graduation and around two years ago the applicant who is cousin bother of informant administered something because of which she became hypnotized and on false pretext of marriage physical relation were formed and subsequently his family is refusing to marry her. The tentative age of the victim is around 18 years as per the statement under Section 180 BNSS. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the relationship continued in between them for a span of almost 2 years and the fact that the marriage was not even permissible in terms of degree of prohibition in between them, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 19.9.2023 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Manish @ Magan Shukla be released on bail in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Suman Lata, Anita Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manish @ Magan Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
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: (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. 12923 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench