PRINCE @ PRANSHU RAWAT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/7570/2025 · 2025-12-10
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7570 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 perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.66 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1), 126(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Kakori, District Lucknow. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant aged about 15 years had gone in a Tilak ceremony when the applicant enticed her. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 of BNSS, the victim stated that on the date of incident, the applicant took her to an orchard and committed wrong on her and thereafter she ran away. In the statement under Section 183 of BNSS, the victim stated that she was taken to an orchard and promise of marriage was also made by the applicant. The medical on record does not indicate the presence of any injury or suggest any use of force. There is no definite document with regard to the exact age of the victim. The tentative age of the victim is around 15 years. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vishwajeet Mishra, Vikas Sharma, Vishal Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Kirti Prakash Singh, Ramu Verma Prince @ Pranshu Rawat .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
5. Considering the medical report not corroborating the allegations and the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 05.03.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6.
Let the applicant Prince alias Pranshu Rawat 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. December 10, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 7570 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench