HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7390 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.263 of 2023, under Sections 363, 366, 376, 323, 342 IPC and Section 5/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR a missing person report was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. The victim in her statement did not support the prosecution story wherein she stated that she used to talk to the applicant and she was in love with him. There is no definite document with regard to the age of the victim. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement of the victim not supporting the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 19.11.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ashish Kumar Paswan 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) : Piyush Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ashish Kumar Paswan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. 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. October 14, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 7390 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench