HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9777 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None has appeared for the informant despite notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.0181 of 2025, under Section 87, 137(2), 64(1) BNS & Section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Kothi, District Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 17 years was enticed by the applicant. In the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the victim stated that she had gone alongwith the applicant to Gosainganj whereas the Court marriage could not be performed and thereafter, she was taken to Lucknow where some fingerprints were taken and thereafter, she was dropped to Barabanki station. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim stated that physical relations were formed long ago in between them. The medical does not corroborate the allegation and the tentative age of the victim is 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the two statements, the applicant who is in custody since 09.09.2025 and has no criminal antecedent is entitled to be enlarged on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Atul Kumar Singh Gaur, Sharad Kumar Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dipu @ Dipak .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Dipu @ Dipak 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 14, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9777 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench