HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9836 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.228 of 2025, under Sections 64(2) (M), 332B, 352, 351(3) BNS, Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, Section 67 of Information Technology Act, Section 5L/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Mankapur, District Gonda. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the informant was studying in second year of Bachelor of Arts and once she was going on bicycle she met a boy who was on a motorcycle who gave her mobile number and thereafter they started talking over telephone and subsequently she was taken in a jungle and wrong was committed on her. It was stated that she was forced to talk on mobile phone and certain videos and photographs were also taken. Subsequently when her marriage was arranged somewhere else the applicant sent photographs to the perspective husband. Thereafter also wrong was committed. Statements under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS was given. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant draws my attention to the statement of mother of the informant who stated that some photographs were sent to perspective matrimonial family. He argues that neither the photo nor the video are part of the case diary and as per the statement of the victim Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kailash Nath Mishra, Rahul Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vikas Prajapati .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) physical relations were formed on 4 to 5 occasions. The tentative age of victim is around 19 years. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the statements that physical relations were formed on 4 to 5 occasions and the photographs and video not being a part of case diary, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 22.5.2025 having no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Vikas Prajapati 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; (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 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9836 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench