HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9828 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 applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.228 of 2024, under Section 137(2), 87, 64 BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Fatanpur, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 183 BNSS, the victim did not support the prosecution. Even before the trial, the victim has turned hostile. Tentative age of the victim, as per her statement, is 18 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the material not supporting the prosecution, the applicant, who is in custody since 18.06.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Santosh Patel @ Dabali @ Santosh Vind 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Avinash Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Santosh Patel @ Dabali @ Santosh Vind .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (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 15, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9828 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench