HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7402 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. 17 of 2025, under sections 137(2), 87, 64, 352, 127(2) BNS and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act and Sections 3(2)(V) SC/ST Act, P.S. Akhand Nagar, District Sultanpur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 15 and half years was enticed by some unknown persons. Subsequently in her two statements the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that she knew the applicant since last three years and wants to stay with the applicant. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the two statement not supporting the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 31.1.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ankush Kumar 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) : Arvind Kumar Pathak, Harish Chandra Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankush Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. 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. November 14, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 7402 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench