HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9980 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. 231 of 2025, under Sections 69 BNS, P.S. Mahanagar, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it is alleged that for the last 8 years the victim was being exploited by the applicant on the false pretext of marriage. The tentative age of victim is 24 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the averments that relationship continued for 8 years and the age of the victim, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 11.9.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sumit Kannaujiya 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: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Awanish Kumar Rai, Rohit Upadhyay, Vivek Nath Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sumit Kannaujiya .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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 15, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9980 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench