HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9849 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. No one appears on behalf of the informant despite service of notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.232 of 2025, under Section 87, 137(2), 65(1) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Banthara, District Lucknow. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant aged about 16 years was missing and was allegedly enticed by the applicant. In the statements under Sections 180 and 183 of BNSS, the victim disclosed her age as 16 years and she admitted that she had gone along with the applicant on bike to his village. She also admitted that she met the applicant instagram. The medical on record does not indicate the use of any sexual assault. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the two statements of the victim and the fact that the victim herself had gone along with the applicant and stayed at his village and the medical on record does not indicate the use of any sexual assault coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 28.06.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed . Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bahar Ali, Prem Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manish Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Sectt. Lko. And 3others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Manish Kumar be released on 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. October 13, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 9849 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench