HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9929 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.0304 of 2025 under Sections 87, 137(2), 64(1) BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S.- Kotwali Nagar, District- Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the daughter of the informant used to talk to the applicant and subsequently, on the false pretext of marriage, physical relations were formed between them. Admittedly, the victim had also gone to Mumbai with the applicant. The tentative age of the victim is 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the fact that physical relations have been formed in between the parties and victim had also gone to Mumbai with the applicant coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 06.07.2025 and has no previous criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Chandan Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Firoz Ahmad Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chandan Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of 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 16, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 9929 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench