HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1488 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Nazmul Hasan, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 463 of 2024, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64 BNS and Sections 3/4(2) POCSO Act, P.S. Rewsa, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant was enticed. Subsequently in the statement under Section 180 BNSS the victim stated her age to be 15 years and stated that she had gone with the applicant on her own free will with whom she was in love and both of them went to Punjab. There is no definite document with regard to age of 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 25.9.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pradeep 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; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Nazmul Hasan, Shiv Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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. 1488 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench