HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12828 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. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.328 of 2025, under Sections 69, 351(3) of BNS, Police Station Nawabganj, District Gonda. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled that the applicant used to visit his relatives, who are living nearby the informant's house and for the last four, the applicant and the victim were in talking terms and on the false pretext of marriage, physical relations were formed on several occasions. The age of the victim is around 23 years and the age of the applicant is around 22 years. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that the relationship lasted over a span of four years and the age of the victim, which is around 23 years coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 16.10.2025 and there is nothing on record to demonstrate that the applicant if enlarged on bail, would in any way adversely affect the trial, 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 Sonu Kumar Nishad (In Fir Sonu) be released on Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Simi Jha, Ishika Srivastava, Rajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu Kumar Nishad (In Fir Sonu) .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) bail in the abovesaid first information report number 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 18, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12828 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench