HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5276 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.163 of 2024 under sections 137(2), 70(2), 351(3) BNS and 5G/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Mandhata, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant was missing. No one was named in the FIR. Subsequently, in the statement under section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that she had a fight with her family and she went to the applicant. In the statement under section 183 BNSS, there was a slight variance, wherein it was alleged that wrong was also committed on her, however, she admitted the applicant knowing since long. The tentative age of the applicant is around 17 years. The medical on record does not corroborate the allegations. 4. Considering the statement of the victim and the medical not corroborating the allegations, the applicant who is in custody since 26.12.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Ankush be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anand Kumar, Manuvendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankush .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 14, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 5276 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench