Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:25100 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1387 of 2025 Applicant :- Govind Sonkar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Prakash Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Copy of statement of the victim under Sections 180 BNSS and 183 BNSS produced by learned AGA, are taken on record. 2. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. The instant application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 653 of 2024, under Sections 69 BNS, Police Station Saraimeer, District Azamgarh. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. Placing reliance on the statement of the victim under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS, it is contended that the applicant and the informant/victim were in consensual relationship for almost two years. It is contended that the consensual sexual relationship which if continued between the parties for a considerable period of time could not be said to have continued under the 'misconception of fact' under Section 28 BNS and could not be said to be 'Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means' under Section 69 BNS. The applicant never made any promise to marry the victim. In support of his submission, counsel for the applicant has placed reliance on the judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Prashant vs. State of NCT of Delhi (S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 2793 of 2024 decided on 20.11.2024). The applicant has no criminal antecedents. It is next submitted that the investigation is pending and the applicant has apprehension of his arrest in the above mentioned case. 5. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report. 7. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicant, in particular of the fact, that the applicant and victim were in consensual relationship for almost two years, the consensual sexual relationship which if continued between the parties for a considerable period of time could not be said to have continued under the 'misconception of fact' under Section 28 BNS and could not be said to be 'Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means' under Section 69 BNS, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 8. In the event of arrest, the applicant- Govind Sonkar be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 193 (3) BNSS, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport, the same shall be deposited by him before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned. 9. In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. 10. The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order independently without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant. 11. The applicant is directed to produce a copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order. 12. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 20.2.2025 Lbm/- Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad