HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6286 of 2025 Along with Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Both the application are related to the same case crime, therefore, the same are being decided by a common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 3. The applicants seek enlargement on bail in FIR No.50 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 70(1), 351(3) BNS and Section 5/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kadipur District- Sultanpur. 4. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the niece of informant aged about 17 years, went missing and she was enticed away by some unknown person. Subsequently, in the statement of victim recorded under Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kaushalendra K. Tripathi, Avinash Tripathi, Satyendra Nath Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Amit Kumar Singh, Virijendra Kumar Singh Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Neeraj Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Amit Kumar Singh, Virijendra Kumar Singh Shivshankar Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Gaurav Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Section 180 BNSS, she stated that she had known the accused- Gaurav Singh through Instagram and she went with him on her own free will. No allegation was levelled against the accused- Shivshankar Verma. Tentative age of the victim is 17 years. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the fact that the statement of victim does not corroborate with the prosecution story coupled with the fact that the applicants are in jail since 05.05.2025 having no criminal history, they are entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicants- Shivshankar Verma and Gaurav Singh be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on their furnishing separate personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicants shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicants shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicants 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 them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence October 15, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 6286 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench